After Nampeyo became functionally blind around 1920 and could no longer paint, she began to add more tactile decorations to the […]
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2018-12 Jar with corn and geometric motifs
This collection is particularly focused on Nampeyo and her descendants, thus the Nampeyo aesthetic is well represented. Jar 2018-12 is an […]
2015-10 Bowl with distinctive interpretation of “bird hanging from sky band” motif
A reader who is familiar with this catalog and has developed some confidence in my analysis of Hopi pottery should […]
2014-06 Large Polacca C food bowl
This is a thick, solid bowl with a rim that incurves about one-fifth of an inch. Without penetrating to the […]
2014-04 Seedpot with Lizard and Horned Toad Warriors Hunting Ants
This pot is exceptionally thin-walled and therefore light, as if formed on a potter’s wheel. A slight variation in form […]
2008-04A/B/C Small Unpainted Pot with Square Opening; Small Unpainted Seedpot; Small Unpainted Melon-Grooved Jar
2.188” h X 2.58” w; 2.31” h X 3.17” w; 3.125” h X 2.31” w, respectively Jake (Jr.) stopped using […]
2008-03 Jar with Polychromatic Designs and Butterflies
The design on this polychromatic jar has traditional Hopi designs interspersed with four butterfly images. It is signed with the […]
2008-02 Small Jar with Avian Design
The design on this jar is a somewhat linear variation of an old Nampeyo design reproduced on the cover and […]
2008-01 Polychromatic Seedpot with Batwing Design
The batwing design was used by Nampeyo and became a classic Nampeyo family design. In my opinion, this batwing design […]
2007-17 Huge Olla with Eagle Tail Design and Swags
This huge Hopi-Tewa polychrome jar has a decorated rim and an eagle-tail design modified by the addition of elegant red […]