Bird Hanging from Sky Band Design
This minature seedpot has fairly thick walls and thus substantial weight for its size. A slight blushing on one section of the bottom indicates that it was outdoor fired. 40% of the height of the jar is above its waist (the widest point); 60% below. The distance...
Canteens, Fine-Line Migration Design
The width includes two 0.75″ handles. The canteen is 3.4375 ” deep (front to back). The form of this canteen is flat-bottomed, thick-walled and ordinary. A thick black line encircles the spout, flanked by two thin lines: simplicity. The two red elements...
Folk Art Other Animal Design
Small pots painted with ant images seem to have been the invention of Daisy Hooee Nampeyo who correctly believed that they and their story would appeal to tourists. See 2015-07 for the story as told by Grandmother Nampeyo to children and an example of this style pot...
Fine-Line Migration Design
This is the classic “fine-line migration” design of the Nampeyo family. It is said that a Nampeyo family potter “graduates” from being a student to being recognized by the family as an independent potter when she can competently do this ubiquitous (but difficult)...
