1994-03 Small Ant Pot

1994-03 Small Ant Pot

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Hopi “ant pot” by Daisy Hooee Nampeyo (born 1906); painted by her granddaughter Cheryl Naha Nampeyo. According to Daisy (as told to JR Bloom, full account on file), ants infested Hano while “Old Lady” Nampeyo was alive. Using an older Sikyatki ant pot as a model,...
1994-02 Bowl with Feather & Curvilinear Design

1994-02 Bowl with Feather & Curvilinear Design

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Hopi Revival Ware plate attributed to Annie Healing Nampeyo, circa 1910-1920. “The attribution of Annie is based, in part, (on) the less bold, more ‘fussy’ or ‘busy’ painting than that of her Mother, Old Lady Nampeyo,” according to Jack Isaac. Isaac traded this pot...
1993-03 Plain Redware Bowl – Incised Band

1993-03 Plain Redware Bowl – Incised Band

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Hopi plain redware bowl with incised band by Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo. Although it is reminiscent of the incised redware pots made twenty years ago by Garnet Pavatia (using a can opener), Hopi incised pots are unusual. (Though when made, they are usually plainware.)...
1993-02 Grey Bowl with Mixed Designs

1993-02 Grey Bowl with Mixed Designs

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Hopi pot with abstract Sikyatki bird design, by Nellie Nampeyo. According to an inscription on the bottom, this pot was “Given to Naomi White Bear by Nellie, October 6, 1971.” Nellie died in 1978. Thus, like 1992-09, this pot was given to the White Bears by its maker....