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This is an early Sikyatki-revival bowl that is unquestionably the work of Nampeyo of Hano.  The shape of the bowl is typical of Nampeyo's construction in that the inner edge of the rim has an extra thickness of clay, applied probably for strength.  The outer edge of the rim has the characteristic inward roll.

The design is practically lost from view because of extensive use of the bowl, but it too is characteristically Nampeyo in style. The band that runs across the bowl occupying 1/3^rd of the design area and the stylized bird pendant to that band are both well documented design styles of Nampeyo, inspired by Sikyatki pottery.  It is among the earliest designs of Nampeyo that were influenced by the 14^th to 16^th centuries ceramics of the Sikyatki.

Read more about this pottery here..