2002-12 Tiny Pinch Pot – Simple Monochromatic Design

2002-12 Tiny Pinch Pot – Simple Monochromatic Design

Very small Hopi-Tewa pot with a simple monochromatic design, signed “Nampeyo.” Like 1985-01 and 1997-01, this pot was made by the “Old Lady,” painted and signed by a female relative and probably sold through the Museum of Northern Arizona Hopi Craftsman Exhibition,...
2002-08 Tiny Jar with Simple – Monochromatic Design

2002-08 Tiny Jar with Simple – Monochromatic Design

Small Hopi-Tewa seed pot with two framing lines (thick and thin) on top and bottom with a simple geometric designs repeated in three panels, signed “Beatrice Nampeyo,” 1930s (?). Beatrice was the youngest daughter of Annie and thus the granddaughter of Nampeyo. She...
2002-03 Shallow Dish with Superb Abstract Avian Design

2002-03 Shallow Dish with Superb Abstract Avian Design

The design on the interior of this bowl is composed of elements that are typically used by Nampeyo; what is extraordinary is their simple, powerful configuration.  Of the more than five dozen pots by Nampeyo in this collection, this bowl and one other (2014-07) best...