2022-13 Modern Sikyatki eagle tail jar
This large seedpot is both art and experiment. Its design is a particularly elaborate rendition of an ancient design revitalized by Nampeyo in the late 19th century, inherited by generations of her family, and adopted by other potters at Hopi. The pot was fired...
2022-11 Small pot by Zella Nampeyo
This is a particularly undistinguished Hopi-Tewa pot. It is included in this collection because of its historical, not aesthetic, value. Its maker, Zella Nampeyo, is the daughter of Nellie, Nampeyo and Lesso’s third child and middle daughter. Nellie was not as...
2022-09 “M. TAH-VO” jar with eagle-tail variation
This jar is a miniature masterwork: elegant of form and carrying a creative rendition of a classic design. It’s also a bit of a mystery since the signature —taken literally— is unknown. Yet even if it had not been signed, the gentle blushing and the quality...
