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Hopi Pueblo Bowl Pottery

Hopi Pueblo Bowl Pottery

Original price was: $50.00.Current price is: $40.00.

Mid 20th Century1.5" H x 4" DHand Coiled Apricot Buff Clay with Painted Black Geometric DesignsIn Good Condition with Flaking of Slip Around Painted RimJanuary...

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Mid 20th Century

1.5″ H x 4″ D

Hand Coiled Apricot Buff Clay with Painted Black Geometric Designs

In Good Condition with Flaking of Slip Around Painted Rim

January 28, 2023

Provenance of JN Butler Collection

The Janet Nelson Butler Collection was developed by her great-uncle Edward William (E.W.) Nelson (1855-1934). The Wikipedia page on E.W. Nelson states that he was an American naturalist and ethnologist. Initially Mr. Nelsons research was in Alaska. However, he developed tuberculosis and relocated to the American Southwest in 1890. His studies ranged from Death Valley to Mexico. The Smithsonian Institution houses his collection of artifacts from the Alaska expeditions.

Family oral history as related by Janet was that that many parts of the Indian Collection were pawned items purchased at trading posts by E.W. Nelson, while some items may have been purchased by his brother F.W. Nelson.

E.W. Nelson never married and had no children. Upon his death, his collections passed to R.Leiland Nelson, the only child of his only sibling. Upon the death of R. Leiland Nelsons wife, their sole surviving child Janet Nelson Butler received the collection. Janet Nelson Butler passed away in 2022 and had no children.

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Hopi Pueblo Bowl Pottery

Hopi Pueblo Bowl Pottery

Original price was: $950.00.Current price is: $147.00.

4.875" H x 9.5" x 10" DBuff Cream Base with Polychrome Hand Painted Black and Red Geometric Accents with Fire CloudsExcellent Condition with Typical Aged...

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4.875″ H x 9.5″ x 10″ D

Buff Cream Base with Polychrome Hand Painted Black and Red Geometric Accents with Fire Clouds

Excellent Condition with Typical Aged Wear

Hopi Pueblo pottery, particularly bowls, represents a profound tradition rooted in the cultural and spiritual life of the Hopi people, who reside on three mesas in northeastern Arizona. The Hopi, meaning “Peaceful People” in their Uto-Aztecan language, have practiced pottery-making for over 1,000 years, using it for practical purposes like food storage and cooking, as well as ceremonial and artistic expression. Bowls are among the most common forms, often featuring symbolic designs that evoke nature, migration, and spiritual elements central to Hopi cosmology.

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