Nampeyo (Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan, 1859–1942)
Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona
Seed Jar with Sikyátki Motifs
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Nampeyo (Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan, 1859–1942)
Hopi, First Mesa, Arizonac. 1895–1910
Seed Jar with Sikyátki Motifs
Nampeyo (Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan, 1859–1942) Hopi, First Mesa, Arizona →hopitewasouthwestpuebloearthenwareart of the americas
Date
c. 1895–1910
Medium
Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions
19.3 × 41.2 × 41.3 cm (7 5/8 × 16 1/4 × 16 5/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Laura T. Magnuson and Mary Louise Stevenson endowment funds
Since historical records have been kept, Pueblo potters have been almost exclusively women. There is every reason to expect that this has always been true. Nampeyo became the most famous potter who revived Hopi ceramic art around the turn of the 20th century. Drawing upon archaeological Sikyatki shapes, colors, and motifs, Nampeyo created her own inventive designs, continuing the Pueblo tradition of resynthesis and renewal. Today her descendants Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo and Fannie Nampeyo carry on the tradition, along with many other excellent potters throughout the Pueblo world.
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