2002-11 Low Bowl – Eroded – with Simple Design and Rim Coil
Low bowl with polychromatic design of six stylized bird (?) shapes that encircle the pot between two sets of framing lines. The pot is eroded and the design is worn, perhaps by water, as if someone had used it under a potted plant. Attributed to Nampeyo. As with...
2002-03 Shallow Dish with Superb Abstract Avian Design
The design on the interior of this bowl is composed of elements that are typically used by Nampeyo; what is extraordinary is their simple, powerful configuration. Of the more than five dozen pots by Nampeyo in this collection, this bowl and two others (2014-07 and...
2000-03 A small bowl experiment in symmetric and asymmetric tensions
I purchased this small jar from Four Winds Gallery in Pittsburgh (PA) because I thought the design was especially well-done and pleasing. When asked about provenance, the gallery manager Beth Wagttll said only that “I unfortunately do not know any history on...
