2026-01:  Double-lobed canteen

2026-01: Double-lobed canteen

Large lobe: 5.0” h X 3.875 “ w Small lobe: 4.0625” h X 3.375” w Bi-lobed canteens are a tradition at Acoma Pueblo, just west of Santa Fe, and are less-frequently made at a number of the Rio Grande pueblos.  This form is not native to Hopi and is rarely made there....
2024-05  Canteen bank

2024-05 Canteen bank

This collection contains 6 other pots by Nellie, who has a reputation of being an indifferent potter and painter.  Occasionally one finds a superior example of her work (cf 2010-04) and pot 2024-05, described here, is one of these well-formed and painted examples....
2019-08 Jar with two inverted bird images

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...
2010-04 Wedding Vase with Avian Designs and Corn

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...