2017-01 Vase with two Koyemsi effigy faces

2017-01 Vase with two Koyemsi effigy faces

Two applied Koyemsi heads grace this otherwise fairly ordinary Nampeyo vase. Decorating pots with raised decoration is unusual but not unknown at Hopi. The two painted designs on this vase are well below Nampeyo’s standards and create some uncertainty about the jar’s...
2006-01 Bowl with Rim Coil and Man-Eagle Design

2006-01 Bowl with Rim Coil and Man-Eagle Design

This bowl has a variation of the “man eagle” (Kwatoko) design floated on the clay body, rim dots and a simple exterior design, circa 1910-1912 (?). The extra rim coil indicates that the pot was formed by Nampeyo. Design elements indicate it was probably painted by her...