Symbols in Clay: Seeking Artists' Identities in Hopi Yellow Ware Bowls

by Lucia R. Henderson and Steven A. LeBlanc

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In late prehistory, the ancestors of the present-day Hopi in Arizona created a unique and spectacular painted pottery tradition referred to as Hopi Yellow Ware. This ceramic tradition, which includes Sikyatki Polychrome pottery, inspired Hopi potter Nampeyo's revival pottery at the turn of the twentieth century.

How did such a unique and unprecedented painting style develop? The authors compiled a corpus of almost 2,000 images of Hopi Yellow...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0873652126

ISBN13:9780873652124

Release Date:May 2009

Publisher:Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,

Length:171 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 7.6" x 10.5"

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