AnasaziJedditoWaresHuckoviPolychrome

TYPE: Huckovi Polychrome

DATE: A.D. 1275 to 1330 (Oppelt, 2008;19)

COMMON DESIGNS: Primary interior designs, secondary exterior designs.

COMMON DESIGNS: Designs are usually in Kayenta style of the Tusayan Whiteware section of this guide. The most diagnostic Kayenta motif is the "mosquito bar", which is several lines drawn thru another design.

COMMON BACKGROUND COLOR: Orange to yellow.

TEMPER: Many painted Jeddito Wares appear not to have any temper added, even under high magnification. Wade and McChesney state: "However, ethnographic accounts of ancient manufacturing techniques collected by Thomas Keam in the 1880s and 1890s suggest that Sikyatki and San Bernardo Polychromes may, in fact, be tempered (Stephen n.d., quoted in Wade and McChesney 1980, pg 96). Nineteeth-century informants indicated that potters low-fired plaques of white clay, then ground them to the consistency of flour. This was added to the unfired white clay paste used to form a vessel. Temper this fine would be hard to detect visually, would produce a stronger pot through its high-quality distribution within the vessel, and would still allow for a smoother polishing and painting surface than either conventional sand or sherd tempering." (Wade and McChesney, 1981;20). Occasionally some painted Jeddito Wares may have large rounded quartz grains visible on the surface and throughout the paste, the same can be said for large red angular fragments, although vessels that show visible temper are somewhat rare.

KEY DIFFERENCES: Kayenta in design, or Kayenta Polychrome design scheme seen in the Tsegi Orangeware section of this guide.

SLIP OR SURFACE TREATMENT: Not slipped yet highly polished.

VARIETIES:

Black and White on Orange

Black and Red on Orange

Black, White, and Red on Yellow

OTHER COMMON TYPES WITH SIMILAR DESIGN STYLES:

Tsegi Orangeware: Kayenta Polychrome

Tusayan Whiteware: Kayenta Black-on-White

1N Huckovi Polychrome Jar

2N Huckovi Polychrome Bowl.

Many would consider this an early Sityatki Polychrome, possibly even Kawaika-A Polychrome.

Approximate Dimensions: 7" by 3 3/4"

3Y Huckovi Polychrome Bowl.

This bowl has four motifs in the bottom painted in what appears to be a thin watery red color,

there are also solid triangles on opposite ends of the bowl near the rim

that have dots of the same color painted along them.

Approximate Dimensions: 9 3/8" by 3 7/8"

This page last revised: 05/07/2011

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	TYPE: Huckovi Polychrome DATE: A.D. 1275 to 1330 (Oppelt, 2008;19) COMMON DESIGNS: Primary interior designs, secondary exterior designs. COMMON DESIGNS: Designs are usually in Kayenta style of the Tusayan Whiteware section of this guide. The most diagnostic Kayenta motif is the "mosquito bar", which is several lines drawn thru another design. COMMON BACKGROUND COLOR: Orange to yellow. TEMPER: Many painted Jeddito Wares appear not to have any temper added, even under high magnification. Wade and McChesney state: "However, ethnographic accounts of ancient manufacturing techniques collected by Thomas Keam in the 1880s and 1890s suggest that Sikyatki and San Bernardo Polychromes may, in fact, be tempered (Stephen n.d., quoted in Wade and McChesney 1980, pg 96). Nineteeth-century informants indicated that potters low-fired plaques of white clay, then ground them to the consistency of flour. This was added to the unfired white clay paste used to form a vessel. Temper this fine would be hard to detect visually, would produce a stronger pot through its high-quality distribution within the vessel, and would still allow for a smoother polishing and painting surface than either conventional sand or sherd tempering." (Wade and McChesney, 1981;20). Occasionally some painted Jeddito Wares may have large rounded quartz grains visible on the surface and throughout the paste, the same can be said for large red angular fragments, although vessels that show visible temper are somewhat rare. KEY DIFFERENCES: Kayenta in design, or Kayenta Polychrome design scheme seen in the Tsegi Orangeware section of this guide. SLIP OR SURFACE TREATMENT: Not slipped yet highly polished. VARIETIES: Black and White on Orange Black and Red on Orange Black, White, and Red on Yellow OTHER COMMON TYPES WITH SIMILAR DESIGN STYLES: Tsegi Orangeware: Kayenta Polychrome Tusayan Whiteware: Kayenta Black-on-White 1N Huckovi Polychrome Jar 2N Huckovi Polychrome Bowl. Many would consider this an early Sityatki Polychrome, possibly even Kawaika-A Polychrome. Approximate Dimensions: 7" by 3 3/4" 3Y Huckovi Polychrome Bowl. This bowl has four motifs in the bottom painted in what appears to be a thin watery red color, there are also solid triangles on opposite ends of the bowl near the rim that have dots of the same color painted along them. Approximate Dimensions: 9 3/8" by 3 7/8" This page last revised: 05/07/2011 Copyright: 2010 - 2011 All Rights Reserved. We welcome your linking to our site, however all documents, webpages, photographs and images are the property of www.rarepottery.info. Written permission is required to copy, download or use any text, photographs or image files. Contact: rarepotteryinfo@aol.com