Sikyátki
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Sikyátki is an archeological site and former Hopi village spanning 40,000 to 60,000 square metres on the eastern side of First Mesa, in what is now Navajo County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The vill
Sikyátki bowl, AD circa 1400-1625
Nampeyo
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Nampeyo was a Hopi-Tewa potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Her Tewa name was also spelled Num-pa-yu, meaning "snake that does not bite". Her name is also cited as "Nung-beh-yong," Te
Sikyátki
…excavation of the site in 1895. During the excavations many well-preserved ceramic sherds were found. The designs on the sherds inspired the artist Nampeyo; sparking the Sikyátki revival in polychrome pottery. Sikyátki means "Yellow House" in the Hopi language. According to oral history, the neighboring…
Nampeyo, ca. 1900, photograph by A.C. Vroman
Nampeyo and her brother Tom Polacca on the rooftop of the Corn clan dwelling at the Hano village, photograph taken in 1875 by William Henry Jackson (Colorado Historical Society)
Nampeyo firing pottery, 1901
A seed jar made by Nampeyo approximately 1905