1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo
The eccentricity of this pot makes the following analysis both complicated and detailed. As a guide, this catalog entry has the following eight sections: I. Introduction II. Form III. “Pure Abstraction,” an unusual design motif IV. Design V....
White-Slip Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo
Rachael Sahmie 2021-21 This is a plain bowl with framing lines and a single, washed-out design. Yet the design is so powerful and unusual that, even in its imperfect state, it is an important example in Nampeyo’s oeuvre. This collection now has 63 pots that...
Uncategorized, White-slipped, Nampeyo
The front-to-back width is 0.25″ narrower than the side-to-side width. Bowl 2018-04 is unusual in several ways: 1) this is the only Nampeyo bowl I know of with a maiden image; 2) this is the only instance I know of where she allowed her design to interrupt her...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Kachina Design, Polacca Ware, Polik'Mana, White-slipped, Nampeyo
The two rectangular vessels in the collection This “tray” is really a painted tile surrounded by a 1.6-inch high wall. If it were only a tile, it would likely be one of the largest Nampeyo tiles known. One prehistoric example of this tray form is documented. Based on...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, White-Slip Ware, White-slipped, Nampeyo
The form of this jar is unusual; lobed pots are not generally made at Hopi. The painting features motifs that are typical of Nampeyo’s work. A notation on the bottom of the jar indicates that it was purchased in 1917. Because Nampeyo had substantial visual impairment...
1880s to 1900 Transition Ware, Folk Art Bird Design, White-slipped, Nampeyo
Pot 2015-05, ca late 1880’s This is an engaging, beautiful jar. For all its beauty, it is also a jar of contradictions; from their interaction would come a renaissance of Hopi pottery. Jar 2015-03 allows us a glimpse into the creative mind of the young Nampeyo....
