Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design, Canteens
Of the fifteen or so pots in the collection that were probably both made and painted by Nampeyo, this canteen, shallow dish 2002-03 and low-shouldered jar 2005-16 best represent the simple elegance that defines Nampeyo’s iconic style. The smooth white kaolin finish on...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Kachina Design, Polik'Mana, Utility Pots, White-slipped, Nampeyo
Walpi Polychrome Piki Bowl (repaired) with Pahlik Mana interior by Nampeyo, circa 1890. “Broken and glued with no additional plaster or overpainting. There is extensive ethnographic wear to the interior painted design from extended use as a piki bowl. The bowl bears a...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Canteens
Hopi-Tewa Sikyatki Revival canteen by Nampeyo with a worn design from long-term use and attached worn Germantown sash, ca 1900-1905. Photographs by A.C. Vroman (Webb & Weinstein, 1973) taken at about the date that 2009-10 was made show the interior on Nampeyo’s...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Hand and Foot Design, Polacca Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo
This small, unsigned pot has a classic Polacca crackled slip on the interior and is decorated with a monochromatic image of a foot with design elements that perhaps represent migration paths. (Note: A Pahana’s interpretation of the “meaning” of a design is dubious, at...
