Fine-Line Migration Design, Kachina Design, Tile
The fine-line migration design has become a standardize design used by potters at Hopi, and, at first glance, that is what one’s eye sees here. Randall Sahmie (1950-2008) is best known for his katchia carvings and painting. He was an extraordinarily creative artist...
Fine-Line Migration Design
The “fine line migration” design is a common Nampeyo family design. The maker of seedjar 2019-10, Marie Nampeyo, was not a prolific potter, so pots by her are uncommon. The walls of the pot are substantial, but not thick. A previous owner covered the...
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...
Fine-Line Migration Design
Rachel Nampeyo, who made this pot, is the granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano. Rachel’s granddaughter was named after her Rachel Sahmie. It happens that these two Rachels made the two largest pots in this collection. (The Rachel Sahmie jar is 2007-17.) I know of two...
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)...
Fine-Line Migration Design
The design on this pot is so well formed that the residual red pattern that frames the fine line area forms perfect six-pointed stars. Because the signature is simply printed and does not mention “Chapella,” I suspect this pot was probably made in the 1980s—well...
