1999-10 Shard Design Bowl with Handprints

1999-10 Shard Design Bowl with Handprints

A low bowl with polychrome designs on both the inside and exterior by Jean Sahmie and her granddaughter, Muncie, age 3. The interior consists of a large-shard design, including a handprint and other Sikyatki designs that have been revived by the Nampeyo family. The...
1999-08 Large Vase with Nampeyo Spider Design

1999-08 Large Vase with Nampeyo Spider Design

Large jar with “Old Lady” spider design, by Jean Sahme. This distinctive design was painted by Nampeyo, especially during the first decade of the 20th Century (Kramer, 1996:150: plate 10 and p. 186: fig F). For other examples of this design on Nampeyo’s work, see...
1992-10 Seedpot with Traditional Nampeyo Avian Design

1992-10 Seedpot with Traditional Nampeyo Avian Design

Hopi seed pot with feather design, Jean Sahme. The design is an interpretation of the design used by “Old Lady” Nampeyo on a pot that in 1992 was in Richard Howard’s home. The Nampeyo pot that served as the model for pot 1992-10 appears in Robert Ashton (1976:29) and...