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SKU: 260127-01

Hopi Pueblo Bowl Pottery - Polacca 4/66 noted

$825.00

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ca. 4/66

3.125" H x 8.625" D

Hand Coiled from Local Clay and Painted in a Polychrome Style with Red and Dark Brown Geometric Designs on a Yellow/Orange Base

In Very Good Condition

"Polacca" often points to the village of Polacca (on First Mesa), a key Hopi-Tewa community renowned for pottery production and families from that area who carry the name.

Hopi pottery, including bowls, is hand-coiled from local clays, pit-fired for unique color variations (like fiery blushes or clouds), and decorated in polychrome styles—often red, black, and brown designs on a yellow or orange base. Common motifs include geometric patterns, migration symbols, bird elements, feathers, or abstract Sikyatki Revival-inspired designs (revived by the famous Nampeyo family in the late 19th/early 20th centuries).

Many potters from Polacca or with the Polacca surname/family continue this tradition.


Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Hopi

Year Range: 1950 - 1975

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 3.13 in8.63 in

Category: Pottery Bowls and Jars Post 1940

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