Hopi Polychrome Jar with Migration Pattern [SOLD]

Fannie Nampeyo was an outstanding potter. She was one of three daughters of Nampeyo of Hano and was the last of the three to pass away.  As a result, she is probably the best known of Nampeyo's daughters.  Fannie was particularly adept at making fine, well balanced vessels.  She seemed to be particularly outstanding at applying just the right design to fit the scale and shape of the vessel.

This jar has a modified version of the Sikyatki migration pattern.  The modification is in the wavy elements floating around the jar.  More often, fine lines fill this area, but in this instance, the artist filled it in with brown slip.  Below this migration element are pendant eagle feathers.  The jar is signed Fannie Nampeyo just above the base of the vessel.

Condition: the vessel is in excellent original condition, but there is some abrasion of the painted areas but nothing of great significance.

Provenance: from a former Arizona collector of Hopi pottery

Recommended Reading: Nampeyo and Her Pottery by Barbara Kramer