Canteens
I purchased this piece because I was attracted to its design. The care and flair of the painting and the inclusion of a “clown face” in the design seemed like the touch of the “Old Lady” to me, though no such claim was made by the seller, Rob Coultis of Overland Park,...
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Hopi-Tewa stirrup pot by Nyla Sahmie. Like her sisters Rachel and Jean, I think Nyla is one of the most creative potters working today. Somehow, these daughters of Priscilla both stay rooted in tradition and yet open to trying new designs and forms; the shape of this...
Wedding Vase
Hopi-Tewa wedding vase is signed “Dextra M. Quotskuyva Nampeyo.” According to Marti Struever (2001:120, FN#1), “Until 1998 Dextra’s pottery signature was always painted, evolving from ‘Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo’ in the 1960s and early 1970s to ‘Dextra Quotskuyva’,...
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Polychrome pot with a somewhat rough finish, a simple linear design that is somewhat worn, and blushing. Signed “Nampeyo” on the bottom. Ca 1930-1934. Nampeyo’s husband Lesso died in 1930. Barbara Kramer writes: “During this period of her life (leading up to Lesso’s...
