1994-03 Small Ant Pot
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,...
1993-03 Plain Redware Bowl – Incised Band
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
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....
