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.
This Sikyatki Revival bowl with fine yellow paste and multiple colors reflects Hopi ceramic tradition extending from Sikyatki Polychromes and other yellow wares. The pattern around the interior of this vessel resembles a textile blanket with borders and central panel.
Adapted from
- Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Gallery text [Sikyatki Polychrome and Yellow Ware Vessels], 2018.
- Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Label text, 2018.
NOTES
- Hopi, 1900-1930 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13, 07/27/16, 07/28/16, and 04/10/17.
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Other (see remarks) -- Provenance Note: Elizabeth M. and Duncan E. Boeckman are the anonymous donors. The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated November 08, 1988, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential).
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Hopi: AAT: 300017763
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Pueblo (Native American style): AAT: 300017746
Geography
New Mexico (state/United States): TGN: 7007566
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
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
black (color): AAT: 300130920
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
red (color): AAT: 300126225
white (color): AAT: 300129784
abstract: AAT: 300108127
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
rectangles (parallelograms): AAT: 300055636
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
squares (geometric figures): AAT: 300055637
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
bands (decorative): DMA
borders (ornament areas): AAT: 300010252
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
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
blankets (poncho / manga / q'uul (kul) / coverings): AAT: 300197367
Sikyatki Revival (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan): AAT: 300016954
Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi): AAT: 300016954
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PROVENANCE
n.d.: John Foutz [1], [2]
n.d.: Dennis Lyon [1], [2]
From 1988: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, anonymous gift [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing 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 November 08, 1988, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
[4] See Collections Records Digital Object File.
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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.
This Sikyatki Revival bowl with fine yellow paste and multiple colors reflects Hopi ceramic tradition extending from Sikyatki Polychromes and other yellow wares. The pattern around the interior of this vessel resembles a textile blanket with borders and central panel.
Adapted from
- Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Gallery text [Sikyatki Polychrome and Yellow Ware Vessels], 2018.
- Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit, Label text, 2018.
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Notes
- Hopi, 1900-1930 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 10/15/13, 07/27/16, 07/28/16, and 04/10/17.
- Noted in TMS, Notes / Text Entries, Other (see remarks) -- Provenance Note: Elizabeth M. and Duncan E. Boeckman are the anonymous donors. The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated November 08, 1988, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential).
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Hopi: AAT: 300017763
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
Pueblo (Native American style): AAT: 300017746
Geography
New Mexico (state/United States): TGN: 7007566
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
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
black (color): AAT: 300130920
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
red (color): AAT: 300126225
white (color): AAT: 300129784
abstract: AAT: 300108127
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
rectangles (parallelograms): AAT: 300055636
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
squares (geometric figures): AAT: 300055637
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
spirals (geometric figures): AAT: 300163114
scrolls (spirals/motifs): AAT: 300010094
bands (decorative): DMA
borders (ornament areas): AAT: 300010252
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
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
blankets (poncho / manga / q'uul (kul) / coverings): AAT: 300197367
Sikyatki Revival (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan): AAT: 300016954
Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi): AAT: 300016954
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
n.d.: John Foutz [1], [2]
n.d.: Dennis Lyon [1], [2]
From 1988: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, anonymous gift [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing 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 November 08, 1988, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
[4] See Collections Records Digital Object File.
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