1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo
The eccentricity of this pot makes the following analysis both complicated and detailed. As a guide, this catalog entry has the following eight sections: I. Introduction II. Form III. “Pure Abstraction,” an unusual design motif IV. Design V....
White-Slip Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo
Rachael Sahmie 2021-21 This is a plain bowl with framing lines and a single, washed-out design. Yet the design is so powerful and unusual that, even in its imperfect state, it is an important example in Nampeyo’s oeuvre. This collection now has 63 pots that...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
Each handle is about 0.6875″ deep. This collection has a large number of pots by Nampeyo and these are listed both in the “Artist List” and summarized in Appendix D. Even more significantly, the collection includes a wide range of her work, from...
Canteens, Folk Art Bird Design
10.25″ wide; 6.5″ deep. This is a magnificent, perhaps flawed, masterpiece. Carefully constructed and painted, the elements of design are classic Nampeyo. Her red paint fired blotchy and off-color and this interrupts the serenity of design. Anglo...
Canteens, Folk Art Bird Design
Height includes spout; width includes handles. This is a gem of a canteen with an elegant and energized avian design. Whether it is by Nampeyo will require analysis, judgement and some uncertainty of conclusion. The canteen has substantially thick walls and thus is...
