2002-08 Tiny Jar with Simple – Monochromatic Design

2002-08 Tiny Jar with Simple – Monochromatic Design

Small Hopi-Tewa seed pot with two framing lines (thick and thin) on top and bottom with a simple geometric designs repeated in three panels, signed “Beatrice Nampeyo,” 1930s (?). Beatrice was the youngest daughter of Annie and thus the granddaughter of Nampeyo. She...
2002-03 Shallow Dish with Superb Abstract Avian Design

2002-03 Shallow Dish with Superb Abstract Avian Design

The design on the interior of this bowl is composed of elements that are typically used by Nampeyo; what is extraordinary is their simple, powerful configuration.  Of the more than five dozen pots by Nampeyo in this collection, this bowl and one other (2014-07) best...
2002-01 Rounded Square Bowl

2002-01 Rounded Square Bowl

Small pot with eagle tail and triangular design, squared off opening by Lillian Gonzales Namingha, with D. Fritz. The painting is very precise and the firing very even. Lillian is the sister of Dextra Quorskuyva (1998-03) and Priscilla Namingha (1991-05, 1993-03 and...
2001-07 Striking Art Deco Seedpot

2001-07 Striking Art Deco Seedpot

Yellow ware seed pot with almost flattop, geometric polychrome designs, signed “Fannie Nampeyo.” 1940s (?) The overall effect of the pot is striking. While the painting on the pot incorporates eagle feather, tail and “small brick” designs used by her mother and sister...