2019-08 Jar with two inverted bird images
This seedjar was once almost trash. Now it is both a significant part of this collection and helps explain the uncertain history of another pot I bought 9 years ago (2010-20). Together the two pots give us some insight into Nampeyo family history. The pot is signed...
2010-20 Red Clay Bowl with Mouse-Like Creatures & Harvey Co. Label
This bowl began as an enigma clearly proclaiming a false origin, its maker uncertain. Ten years after I purchased this pot, I purchased another. The more recent purchase clarified the origin of pot 2010-20. It’s been a fun journey of discovery. The bowl is...
2010-04 Wedding Vase with Avian Designs and Corn
This vase has avian designs on each side and corn motifs on the ends. These designs are not identical and there is an imaginative spontaneity of design. The corn reflects Nellie’s membership in the Corn Clan. The polychromatic painting on this pot is as fine as I have...
