Vtg Hopi Pueblo Black On Red Geometric Native American Pottery MINI OLLA POT JAR

Vtg Hopi Pueblo Black On Red Geometric Native American Pottery MINI OLLA POT JAR

• Buff, beige clay

• Hand formed, crafted

• Round, wide top rim, tapered to smaller base

• "Ollas" can have either short wide necks with wider bellies or narrow necks with wide bellies. Traditionally, they would have been larger in size so they could be used for cooking, storing food or water, or serving food. Miniature ollas like these are strictly artistic pieces.

• Hand painted, glazed, decorated

• Black geometric design, on red base slip glaze, glossy top coat glaze

• Native American, primitive, tribal, indigenous, Southwest style

• Unmarked

~~ ADDITIONAL INFO ~~

Hopi Redware is a traditional pottery style characterized by black or white designs painted on a red or orange slip background, with roots tracing back to the Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) who produced yellow-to-orange ware from A.D. 700 onward. 

The modern era of Hopi Redware began in the late 19th century when potter Nampeyo revived ancient Sikyatki designs, moving beyond the utilitarian gray ware of earlier centuries to create highly decorative art pieces. 

Early Hopi ancestors, known as the Hisatsinom, developed black-on-white and black-on-red styles during the Pueblo I through III periods (A.D. 800 - 1300), with red ware traditions including San Juan Red Ware and Tsegi Orange Ware. 

After the art form nearly vanished due to drought and disease in the early 1800s, outsiders began appreciating Hopi pottery, sparking a revival led by Nampeyo (1860–1942), who recreated ancient Sikyatki Polychrome styles using fine-textured yellow clay. 

Hopi Redware is hand-coiled and fired in outdoor pits; the clay body fires to shades of cream to apricot or light red depending on iron content, and designs often feature stylized motifs representing flora, fauna, and natural elements like rainbirds and clouds. 

The tradition continues today through descendants of Nampeyo and other families, who maintain the coil and scrape techniques while adapting styles to appeal to collectors, with Sikyatki Revival yellowware being the most iconic form.

MEASUREMENTS

• Total weight of all items: 3 oz

• 2½" diameter top

• 2" tall

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CONDITION DETAILS

• VERY GOOD, previously owned condition

* Multiple tiny hairline cracks to exterior glaze, difficult to see, as shown in photos

* Patina & age-related wear to paint

• Minor age-related wear

• No other damage noted