Hopi Monochromatic Candle Holder with Handle [SOLD]

Pueblo potters were quick to learn that Spanish and European-American residents of the Southwest were eager buyers of items that they could use in their homes, items that not only were functional but were art objects as well.  Bookends, napkin holders, candlesticks, vases and other items were always in demand.  The potters were eager to fill this void.

Although such items may have originated in the late 1800s, their popularity grew in the early 20^th century.  The Fred Harvey Company was instrumental in having potters on the Hopi Reservation make such items to be sold at the gift store at the Grand Canyon and along the rail route. 

This candleholder probably dates to the mid-1900s.  It is not signed with a potter's name. The design near the neck of the candleholder is a stylized version of a Sikyatki bird figurine.

Condition:  very good condition with evidence of use.

Provenance: from the collection of a family from New Mexico

Recommended Reading:  Collections of Southwestern Pottery: Candlesticks to Canteens, Frogs to Figurines by Allan Hayes, et al.