The painting on the exterior of jars is more constrained by the shape of the vessel than the painting on […]
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2016-01 Red-rimmed bowl with spout
Annie Healing (Nampeyo) was probably in her late 40’s or early 50’s when she made this bowl. Signed with her […]
2015-14 Polychrome jar with “NeMPayo” signature
This is a particularly well-formed jar and has a strong visual presence in spite of its modest size and unexceptional […]
2015-04 Flat-topped seed pot with abstract, angular designs
This seed pot is spectacular in form with unusual decoration. It is well-formed, rising symmetrically from its base to form […]
2009-09 Bowl with Incurved Rim – Stylized Kachina Interior Design
Hopi-Tewa bowl with incurved rim and polychromatic design of a stylized kachina, circa 1941. Like a number of the pots […]
2007-12 Jar with Monochromatic Eagle Tail Design
This jar is signed “Nampeyo/Fannie” and marked “1942” in pen. Apparently, Nampeyo formed it and her daughter Fannie painted it. […]
2007-11 Flat-Topped Seedjar with Sikyatki Birds – Cracked
The extraordinary flat shape of this pot is very difficult to form and (perhaps) as a result, the pot cracked […]
2007-10 Bowl with Checkered Rim and Powerful Curvilinear Design
The pot might be circa 1930s to 1950s, though this is just a guess. This pot has triangular bands of […]
2007-09 Elegant Redware Jar with Eagle-Tail Design
The clay body is made of a hard-to-work yellow clay called sikyatska, which, when fired, gives the pot an unusual […]
2007-07 2007-08 Small Seedpot #1 & #2 signed with a Tobacco Leaf
Pot 2007-07 incorporates four rows of dots in the design; the design on 2007-08 lacks these dots. Daisy’s Tewa name […]