2022-01 Duck whistle
I bought my first Hopi-Tewa pot 61 years ago, have been collecting ever since, have a large research library, and have been working on this catalog for 20 years. I consider myself quite an expert when it comes to pottery from Hopi, especially if the pottery involves...
2020-05 Bowl of Zuni clay, Hopi design
At first view this is a well-done but rather ordinary Hopi-Tewa pot. What is unusual is that this Hopi pot is made with Zuni clay at Zuni by a master Hopi potter. That simple statement summarizes the complicated life of its maker, Daisy Hooee Nampeyo. While this...
2019-16 Large 1938 low-shouldered olla
This is a large and visually engaging jar signed by Daisy Nampeyo, but it may have been formed by Grandmother Nampeyo in 1938 and painted by Daisy. Form: The walls of this jar are substantial but seem thin for a pot this large. Since the bottoms of Hopi pots are...
