Canteens, Folk Art Bird Design
10.25″ wide; 6.5″ deep. This is a magnificent, perhaps flawed, masterpiece. Carefully constructed and painted, the elements of design are classic Nampeyo. Her red paint fired blotchy and off-color and this interrupts the serenity of design. Anglo...
Canteens, Folk Art Bird Design
Height includes spout; width includes handles. This is a gem of a canteen with an elegant and energized avian design. Whether it is by Nampeyo will require analysis, judgement and some uncertainty of conclusion. The canteen has substantially thick walls and thus is...
Folk Art Bird Design, Kachina Design
This large dish is dignified, surprising and spectacular, characteristics that won it a “Challenge Award” on August 18, 2000 at the 79th SWAIA Indian Market in Santa Fe. “(T)he judges designate ‘Challenge Awards’ to entries which have not...
Canteens, Folk Art Bird Design
Width includes two 2″ handles. Height includes the 1.5″ sloped spout. Although this canteen has only one painted surface, the image is three-dimensional, only the second Hopi pot I know of with such a visual construction. The other pot (2020-09) by...
