1990.249 Sikyatki Polychrome bowl (Arizona, Ancestral Pueblo)

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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.

The interior of this Sikyatki Polychrome bowl features a central abstract figure with avian wings and tail feathers flanked by flowers. Such figural abstraction was common on late Sikyatki bowls.

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
Ancestral Pueblo, 1450-1629 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 04/10/17 and 06/05/17.
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
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
red (color): AAT: 300126225
white (color): AAT: 300129784
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
orange (color): AAT: 300126734
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
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
checker pattern (checkerboard): AAT: 300010111
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
bands (decorative): DMA
Jeddito Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Yellowware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Sikyatki Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Awatovi Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Spring (spring): TGN: 2420035
Sikyatki (ancient site / Arizona): DMA
Awatovi Spring (spring): TGN: 2141115
Awatovi (Awat’ovi / 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
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
anthropomorphic: AAT: 300010335
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
creatures: AAT: 300379697
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
avian (attribute / bird-like): DMA
wings (animal components): AAT: 300375053
tails (animal components): AAT: 300251800
feathers (animal components): AAT: 300400474
plants (living organisms): AAT: 300132360
flowers (plants): AAT: 300132399
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
moon: AAT: 300386951
suns (stars): AAT: 300379806
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PROVENANCE 
From 1990: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of The Dozier Foundation [1]

[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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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.

The interior of this Sikyatki Polychrome bowl features a central abstract figure with avian wings and tail feathers flanked by flowers. Such figural abstraction was common on late Sikyatki bowls.

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.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
 
Notes
Ancestral Pueblo, 1450-1629 (noted on TMS), updated by KJones on 04/10/17 and 06/05/17.
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
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
red (color): AAT: 300126225
white (color): AAT: 300129784
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
orange (color): AAT: 300126734
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
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
checker pattern (checkerboard): AAT: 300010111
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
bands (decorative): DMA
Jeddito Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Yellowware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Sikyatki Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Awatovi Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Spring (spring): TGN: 2420035
Sikyatki (ancient site / Arizona): DMA
Awatovi Spring (spring): TGN: 2141115
Awatovi (Awat’ovi / 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
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
anthropomorphic: AAT: 300010335
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
creatures: AAT: 300379697
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
avian (attribute / bird-like): DMA
wings (animal components): AAT: 300375053
tails (animal components): AAT: 300251800
feathers (animal components): AAT: 300400474
plants (living organisms): AAT: 300132360
flowers (plants): AAT: 300132399
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
moon: AAT: 300386951
suns (stars): AAT: 300379806
RELATED OBJECTS 
PROVENANCE 
From 1990: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of The Dozier Foundation [1]

[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
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vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
human figures: AAT: 300404114
abstract: AAT: 300108127
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
checker pattern (checkerboard): AAT: 300010111
Southwest (general region/United States): TGN: 4010660
white (color): AAT: 300129784
yellow (color): AAT: 300127794
red (color): AAT: 300126225
houses: AAT: 300005433
wings (animal components): AAT: 300375053
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
dots (geometric motif): AAT: 300010145
triangles (polygons): AAT: 300009806
bands (decorative): DMA
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
anthropomorphic: AAT: 300010335
brown (color): AAT: 300127490
flowers (plants): AAT: 300132399
step pattern: AAT: 300010229
zigzags (geometric patterns): AAT: 300165028
stepped frets (meanders (patterns)/motifs): AAT: 300010171
orange (color): AAT: 300126734
plants (living organisms): AAT: 300132360
black (color): AAT: 300130920
bowls (vessels): AAT: 300203596
Southwestern North American styles (Pre-Columbian): AAT: 300016920
iron oxide: AAT: 300387477
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
Arizona (state/United States): TGN: 7006451
serving dishes: AAT: 300198294
portable: AAT: 300256252
suns (stars): AAT: 300379806
feathers (animal components): AAT: 300400474
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan): AAT: 300016954
Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi): AAT: 300016954
pigment: AAT: 300013109
creatures: AAT: 300379697
oxides (compounds): AAT: 300400890
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
Hopi: AAT: 300017763
tails (animal components): AAT: 300251800
moon: AAT: 300386951
avian (attribute / bird-like): DMA
Jeddito Yellowware (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Jeddito Spring (spring): TGN: 2420035
Sikyatki Polychrome (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Sikyatki (ancient site / Arizona): DMA
iron oxide red (pigment): AAT: 300013537
Awatovi Black-on-Yellow (ceramic type / Southwestern North American style): DMA
Awatovi Spring (spring): TGN: 2141115
Awatovi (Awat’ovi / ancient site / Arizona): DMA
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