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The conical form of this pot makes it unsteady, though visually dramatic. It is not particularly large, but because of its unusual shape virtually all of its surface is visible and available to decorate. Eleven unattached design motifs float across this broad...
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Irma David’s pottery designs are often curvilinear with gaps between the elements. On this jar she has created space in her design to insert butterflies on opposite sides of the pot. Her designs are distinctive, perhaps because the dense curved designs create...
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1)The design on this bowl is exfoliated and worn; the jar itself is cracked. 2) The design is evidence of the genius of its maker, Nampeyo of Hano. Both statements are true, but the second is far more important than the first. For a collection that is trying to...
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The design on this bowl is organized into three panels, two narrow and one wider. I had trouble determining this pattern because the design elements seem crowded and frenetic: great energy packed between framing lines. The bottom of the pot carries the penciled number...
Migration Design
The “fine-line migration design” on jar 2021-07 is iconic to Nampeyo family pottery and is used as sort of a graduation exercise. If a young potter is able to draw this pattern, she is considered a successful artist by her family. Since this collection...
