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Sikyátki is an archeological site and formerHopi village spanning 40,000 to 60,000 square metres (430,000 to 650,000 sq ft) on the eastern side ofFirst Mesa, in what is nowNavajo County in theU.S. state ofArizona. The village was inhabited by Kokop (Firewood) clan of the Hopi[1] from the 14th to the 17th century.Jesse Walter Fewkes led aSmithsonian Institution funded excavation of the site in 1895. During the excavations many well-preserved ceramic sherds were found. The designs on the sherds inspired the artistNampeyo; sparking theSikyátki revival inpolychrome pottery.
Sikyátki means "Yellow House" in theHopi language. According tooral history, the neighboring village ofWálpi burned Sikyátki and exterminated its residents. The attack was triggered when a Sikyátki villager cut off the head of the sister of a Wálpi man who had offended him.
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