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Actions Displays	Hopi bowl Remove from selection Add to selection Reproduction Download mediaDownload as zip file Object number04487.004 TitleHopi bowl CreatorHisat'sinom (makers)‎ DescriptionThis earthenware bowl is a wonderful example of Hopi pottery made during the 13th century. It has an unusual shape, but its geometric design and black, white and red colour scheme are typical of the Winslow Orange ware made by the Hopi when they lived at Homolovi, their ancestral homeland. The Hopi are Native American people who now live on the Mesas of Arizona in the Southwestern United States. They have been making beautiful hand-crafted pieces from clay for centuries. Pottery vessels were an everyday essential, used for cooking, storing food and carrying water. They were also used ceremonially and for trading. The opening up of the country in the 19th century with the expansion of the railroads and the development of tourism offered new opportunities and new markets to the Hopi potters. The Hopi create their pots using traditional methods handed down through the generations. From basic ingredients – local clay, dug from the earth by hand, and water – they produce objects of exceptional beauty. Their methods today are largely unchanged from those used a thousand years ago. Hopi pottery is made using a coiling and scraping method. The clay is prepared and then rolled in long ‘sausages’ which are firstly spiralled to make a base, and then coiled upward to make the walls. The walls are scraped and smoothed using sticks or gourds. Left to dry in the air, the pots are decorated using water mixed with clay and either vegetable or mineral dyes. The Hopi traditionally used brushes made from yucca leaves or tiny twigs. Once completed, the pots are fired in an earthen pit, often using animal dung for fuel. Production placeWinslow, Arizona Production date 1280 - 1320 Production period13th Century Object nameBowl Domestic MaterialEarthenware Dimensions whole Diameter: 75 mm whole Height: 42 mm

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Object number04487.004

TitleHopi bowl

CreatorHisat'sinom (makers)‎

DescriptionThis earthenware bowl is a wonderful example of Hopi pottery made during the 13th century. It has an unusual shape, but its geometric design and black, white and red colour scheme are typical of the Winslow Orange ware made by the Hopi when they lived at Homolovi, their ancestral homeland. The Hopi are Native American people who now live on the Mesas of Arizona in the Southwestern United States. They have been making beautiful hand-crafted pieces from clay for centuries. Pottery vessels were an everyday essential, used for cooking, storing food and carrying water. They were also used ceremonially and for trading. The opening up of the country in the 19th century with the expansion of the railroads and the development of tourism offered new opportunities and new markets to the Hopi potters. The Hopi create their pots using traditional methods handed down through the generations. From basic ingredients – local clay, dug from the earth by hand, and water – they produce objects of exceptional beauty. Their methods today are largely unchanged from those used a thousand years ago. Hopi pottery is made using a coiling and scraping method. The clay is prepared and then rolled in long ‘sausages’ which are firstly spiralled to make a base, and then coiled upward to make the walls. The walls are scraped and smoothed using sticks or gourds. Left to dry in the air, the pots are decorated using water mixed with clay and either vegetable or mineral dyes. The Hopi traditionally used brushes made from yucca leaves or tiny twigs. Once completed, the pots are fired in an earthen pit, often using animal dung for fuel.

Production placeWinslow, Arizona

Production date 1280 - 1320

Production period13th Century

Object nameBowl

Domestic

MaterialEarthenware

Dimensions

whole Diameter: 75 mm
whole Height: 42 mm