GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Sikyatki Polychrome bowls are named for the ancient Hopi site of Sikyatki, which means “yellow house.” The vessels were produced in the Hopi region of northern Arizona from the late 14th to early 17th century. The base color is generally a pale yellow, similar to other substyles of ancient Jeddito Yellow Ware vessels, such as the Jeddito Black-on-yellow and Awatovi Black-on-yellow ceramic types. Designs were painted with dark black and red iron-based pigments. Bowls are common forms, usually painted on the interior and often on the exterior as well.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Gallery text [Sikyatki Polychrome and Yellow Ware Vessels], 2018.
NOTES
Ancestral Pueblo, 1350-1400 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13, 07/27/16, 07/28/16, and 06/19/17.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan): AAT: 300016954
Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi): AAT: 300016954
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Geography
Arizona (state/United States): TGN: 7006451
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
portable: AAT: 300256252
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
black (color): AAT: 300130920
red (color): AAT: 300126225
abstract: AAT: 300108127
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
crescent (motif): AAT: 300165510
parallel (positional attributes): AAT: 300010284
bands (decorative): DMA
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
creatures: AAT: 300379697
moon: AAT: 300386951
moisture (water by form): AAT: 300055371
Jeddito Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Sikyatki Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Yellowware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Awatovi Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Spring (spring): TGN: 2420035
Awatovi Spring (spring): TGN: 2141115
Awatovi (Awat’ovi / ancient site / Arizona): DMA
Sikyatki (ancient site / Arizona): DMA
Hopi: AAT: 300017763
houses: AAT: 300005433
iron oxide red (pigment): AAT: 300013537
iron oxide: AAT: 300387477
oxides (compounds): AAT: 300400890
pigment: AAT: 300013109
Winslow Orangeware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Huckovi Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Homol'ovi Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Winslow (inhabited place): TGN: 2007549
Huk Ovi (Huckovi / inhabited place): TGN: 2405724
Homol'ovi (Homolovi Ruins / ancient site / Arizona): DMA
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PROVENANCE
n.d.: excavated at Wallace Tank Site, near Painted Desert, Arizona, on private land leased for excavation [1]
1975-1978: Anthony Berlant, Santa Monica [1]
From 1980: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, anonymous gift, purchased from the above through Amerind Art, Inc. [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing provenance information in TMS. No other supporting information found in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object Files. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated September 30, 1980, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] See Collections Records Digital Object File.
[4] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
Sikyatki Polychrome bowls are named for the ancient Hopi site of Sikyatki, which means “yellow house.” The vessels were produced in the Hopi region of northern Arizona from the late 14th to early 17th century. The base color is generally a pale yellow, similar to other substyles of ancient Jeddito Yellow Ware vessels, such as the Jeddito Black-on-yellow and Awatovi Black-on-yellow ceramic types. Designs were painted with dark black and red iron-based pigments. Bowls are common forms, usually painted on the interior and often on the exterior as well.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Gallery text [Sikyatki Polychrome and Yellow Ware Vessels], 2018.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
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Notes
Ancestral Pueblo, 1350-1400 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13, 07/27/16, 07/28/16, and 06/19/17.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan): AAT: 300016954
Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi): AAT: 300016954
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Geography
Arizona (state/United States): TGN: 7006451
Southwest (general region): TGN: 4010660
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
portable: AAT: 300256252
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
black (color): AAT: 300130920
red (color): AAT: 300126225
abstract: AAT: 300108127
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
crescent (motif): AAT: 300165510
parallel (positional attributes): AAT: 300010284
bands (decorative): DMA
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
creatures: AAT: 300379697
moon: AAT: 300386951
moisture (water by form): AAT: 300055371
Jeddito Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Sikyatki Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Yellowware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Awatovi Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Spring (spring): TGN: 2420035
Awatovi Spring (spring): TGN: 2141115
Awatovi (Awat’ovi / ancient site / Arizona): DMA
Sikyatki (ancient site / Arizona): DMA
Hopi: AAT: 300017763
houses: AAT: 300005433
iron oxide red (pigment): AAT: 300013537
iron oxide: AAT: 300387477
oxides (compounds): AAT: 300400890
pigment: AAT: 300013109
Winslow Orangeware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Huckovi Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Homol'ovi Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Winslow (inhabited place): TGN: 2007549
Huk Ovi (Huckovi / inhabited place): TGN: 2405724
Homol'ovi (Homolovi Ruins / ancient site / Arizona): DMA
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: excavated at Wallace Tank Site, near Painted Desert, Arizona, on private land leased for excavation [1]
1975-1978: Anthony Berlant, Santa Monica [1]
From 1980: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, anonymous gift, purchased from the above through Amerind Art, Inc. [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing provenance information in TMS. No other supporting information found in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object Files. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated September 30, 1980, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] See Collections Records Digital Object File.
[4] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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