Folk Art Bird Design
Hopi-Tewa pot with two bird designs, by Garnet Pavatea. Born in 1915 in Hano, Garnet Pavatea began making pottery around 1946 and continued until her death in 1981. She often demonstrated her art at the Museum of Northern Arizona, entered over 400 pieces for judging...
Man Eagle Design
Low bowl with a version of the Sikyatki “man-eagle” design, blue corn identification mark on the bottom (Lena Charlie). The design is a version of Kwataka, the man-eagle, an ancient Sityatki design published by Fewkes(1973:59). According to Barbara Kramer (1996:139,...
Wedding Vase
Hopi-Tewa wedding vase is signed “Dextra M. Quotskuyva Nampeyo.” According to Marti Struever (2001:120, FN#1), “Until 1998 Dextra’s pottery signature was always painted, evolving from ‘Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo’ in the 1960s and early 1970s to ‘Dextra Quotskuyva’,...
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Polychrome pot with a somewhat rough finish, a simple linear design that is somewhat worn, and blushing. Signed “Nampeyo” on the bottom. Ca 1930-1934. Nampeyo’s husband Lesso died in 1930. Barbara Kramer writes: “During this period of her life (leading up to Lesso’s...
