Annie Healing (Nampeyo) was probably in her late 40’s or early 50’s when she made this bowl. Signed with her name, it was clearly made to sell to tourists. However its utilitarian form, white slip and red lip reflect a Polacca polychrome tradition that was typical of...
This is a particularly well-formed jar and has a strong visual presence in spite of its modest size and unexceptional painting. It is included in this collection because of the signature on the bottom: “Nempayo.” Form: The form of jar 2015-14 is slightly bulbous,...
This seed pot is spectacular in form with unusual decoration. It is well-formed, rising symmetrically from its base to form a bowl, then curving inward to enclose the opening of the bowl, leaving a 2.5” mouth. The junction between the bowl and the top is particularly...
Very small Hopi-Tewa pot with a simple monochromatic design, signed “Nampeyo.” Like 1985-01 and 1997-01, this pot was made by the “Old Lady,” painted and signed by a female relative and probably sold through the Museum of Northern Arizona Hopi Craftsman Exhibition,...
Low bowl with polychromatic design of six stylized bird (?) shapes that encircle the pot between two sets of framing lines. The pot is eroded and the design is worn, perhaps by water, as if someone had used it under a potted plant. Attributed to Nampeyo. As with...
