1985-01 Seed Jar
Hopi seed jar, Nampeyo (ca. 1860-1942), probably painted by youngest daughter Fannie in the 1930s. (2.75” h X 5.625” w) There is an early Nampeyo signature on the bottom. The capital “E” in the signature indicates that the design was painted by Fannie....
1983-02 Low-Shouldered Jar with Geometric Design
Hopi low-shoulder jar, Verna Nahee (Daughter of Ethel Youvella). Verna was born in 1940 and is a teacher at the Polacca Day School. Verna Nahee is not an exceptionally famous potter and this pot is not perfect in the care of painting or design, but it is (perhaps) the...
1983-01 Jar with Fine-Line Migration Design
Hopi jar, migration design, Tonita Hamilton (Nampeyo), one of Fannie’s seven children. (Born 1934.) In May 1981, I had won a bet with Mom by correctly guessing that Tonita had made a similar, larger, pot for sale at the Case Trading Post (Wheelwright Museum). If...
