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Ancient Sikyatki ceramics are noted for their large, distinctive shapes, meticulously stone-polished surfaces, thin walls that “ring” when tapped, and wide variety of reds and oranges, a contrast to earlier preferences for black and white. These artistically and technically inventive vessels are ancestral to modern Hopi ceramics, having developed in the area where Hopi communities live today. The Hopi regard a mottled orange color as a sign that the pot emerged from firing with life and spirit; the vessel’s “voice” is a bell-like tone that tapping produces. Such concepts likely have roots in the ancient past.
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155114
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Jar
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object
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1
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155114
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object
title
Jar
description
Ancient Sikyatki ceramics are noted for their large, distinctive shapes, meticulously stone-polished surfaces, thin walls that “ring” when tapped, and wide variety of reds and oranges, a contrast to earlier preferences for black and white. These artistically and technically inventive vessels are ancestral to modern Hopi ceramics, having developed in the area where Hopi communities live today. The Hopi regard a mottled orange color as a sign that the pot emerged from firing with life and spirit; the vessel’s “voice” is a bell-like tone that tapping produces. Such concepts likely have roots in the ancient past.
date
1400–1600
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q60778811
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Ceramic
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1
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import
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Overall: 21.2 x 38.8 cm (8 3/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
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Native North America, Southwest, Ancestral Pueblo, Sikyatki style
accession
1990.1
Source extras
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Ceramic, slip
tombstone
Jar, 1400–1600. Native North America, Southwest, Ancestral Pueblo, Sikyatki style. Ceramic, slip; overall: 21.2 x 38.8 cm (8 3/8 x 15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1990.10
collection
AA - Native North America
citations
citation
Young-Sánchez, Margaret. "Notable Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147.
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Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 117
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 08:01:54.022000
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155114
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Native North America
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Ceramic, slip
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