Eagle Tail Design
The signature on 2009-01 is exactly the same as on 2001-07 and 2009-14 and is also the same as on 2007-12, except that the latter jar was formed by Nampeyo and painted by Fannie so the two words are reversed: “Nampeyo Fannie.” All four pots were probably made in the...
Bat Wing Design
The batwing design was used by Nampeyo and became a classic Nampeyo family design. In my opinion, this batwing design was the most elegant design painted by Fannie. [For another batwing jar painted by Fannie, see 2009-14.] Annie was born in 1883; her daughter Rachel...
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Yellow ware seed pot with almost flattop, geometric polychrome designs, signed “Fannie Nampeyo.” 1940s (?) The overall effect of the pot is striking. While the painting on the pot incorporates eagle feather, tail and “small brick” designs used by her mother and sister...
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Small jar with a “migration wing” design by Fannie Nampeyo, ca 1965-1968. This is not a great pot, but is a clear example of Fannie’s...
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Hopi jar, Fannie Nampeyo (born 1900; died 1987), the youngest of “Old Lady” Nampeyo’s three daughters. This is the first Nampeyo family pot I bought. Although the “migration” design on this pot is a typical Nampeyo family pattern, it has direct links to a prehistoric...
