Fannie Nampeyo – First People Pots

2019-18 Corrugated jar with “NAMPEYUO” signature

Pot 2019-18 is the second corrugated pot in the collection that I believe was formed by Nampeyo and painted by […]

The painting on the exterior of jars is more constrained by the shape of the vessel than the painting on […]

This is a simple tourist kitsch by an accomplished potter who could produce pots of high artistic quality. Like the […]

As expected of a Sikyatki Revival pot, this small pot has the classic thick-above-thin framing lines around the opening and […]

This little pot exemplifies Fannie’s best painting. Fannie had the longest and most extensive pottery career of any of the […]

The signature on 2009-01 is exactly the same as on 2001-07 and 2009-14 and is also the same as on […]

The batwing design was used by Nampeyo and became a classic Nampeyo family design. In my opinion, this batwing design […]

Yellow ware seed pot with almost flattop, geometric polychrome designs, signed “Fannie Nampeyo.” 1940s (?) The overall effect of the […]

Small jar with a “migration wing” design by Fannie Nampeyo, ca 1965-1968. This is not a great pot, but is […]

Hopi jar, Fannie Nampeyo (born 1900; died 1987), the youngest of “Old Lady” Nampeyo’s three daughters. This is the first […]