Nampeyo 1 (unsigned) | First People Pots

2013-03 Vase with Tapered Body and Flared Neck, Avian Designs

The shape of this jar is European, not at all Hopi or Hopi-Tewa. The design is a catalog of Nampeyo design elements. Compared to traditional Hopi-Tewa shapes, the form of this vase is complicated. The smallest width is the base at 2.0”. From there, the walls curve...

2012-21 Five Hummingbird Bowl

Folk Art Bird Design

If there is a continuum from “fine” to “folk” art, this bowl is closest to the “folk” end than any other Nampeyo pot in the collection. Amusing and wonderful, a flock of hummingbirds buzz around the inside of this bowl. The image tickles the eye and is directly...

2012-13 Canteen with a Variation of the Eagle-Tail Design and Lugs

Canteens

This canteen has a finely formed spout that is sloped slightly to the front—a characteristic of Nampeyo canteens (Struever 2001:108). The spout is quite thin, and although I cannot feel the walls of the canteen body directly, the lightness of the pot suggests that it...

2012-08 Handled Pitcher with Red Lip and Polychromatic Foxes

Folk Art Other Animal Design, White-Slip Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo

This exocentric little pot is thick-walled and crudely formed. Viewed with the wide end closest to the viewer, the opening is faced slightly to the right and has an uneven lip. From this same perspective, the left side of the vessel has a broader hip and extends...

2012-02 Black on Cream Bowl with Flared Rim, Kayenta Design

1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo

Formed ca. 1895-1900, this bowl has an unusual form, an unusual slip, an unusual design and unusually complete provenance. It is one of three known examples of pottery of this shape and design by Nampeyo. There is a well-known posed photograph of Nampeyo and Annie by...

2013-03 Vase with Tapered Body and Flared Neck, Avian Designs

2012-21 Five Hummingbird Bowl

2012-13 Canteen with a Variation of the Eagle-Tail Design and Lugs

2012-08 Handled Pitcher with Red Lip and Polychromatic Foxes

2012-02 Black on Cream Bowl with Flared Rim, Kayenta Design

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