This is a well-crafted bowl by a well-known artist (1888-1978) whose lineage is difficult to translate into American standard ancestry, and who thus remains a bit of a mystery. The collection contains three other pots by Lena: a large, faded and repaired bowl...
Variations of the fine-line migration design on bowl 2021-17 are widely available in the market and are the most the commonly painted design by members of the Nampeyo family. The artist’s mark on this bowl identifies its maker as Lena Charlie. These two...
A tiny, pitcher with a whimsical monochromatic butterfly design, signed with the corn symbol of Lena Charlie, niece of “Old Lady” Nampeyo. For a larger pot by Lena Charlie, see...
Low bowl with a version of the Sikyatki “man-eagle” design, blue corn identification mark on the bottom (Lena Charlie). The design is a version of Kwataka, the man-eagle, an ancient Sityatki design published by Fewkes(1973:59). According to Barbara Kramer (1996:139,...