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Hopi Black-on-red Pottery Stirrup Container by Nampeyo of Hano - C3675Q

Category: Pottery | Posted by Adobe Gallery Team Member | Fri, Feb 5th 2016, 5:37pm

Nampeyo of Hano Pottery - C3675Q Nampeyo of Hano, Hopi Pueblo, was probably the finest pueblo potter of all times.  She was skilled in construction of vessels, she mastered the techniques of scraping and surface finishing, she had an artist's eye for vessel shapes and she excelled in design creation and application.  She did all of this at a time when pueblo pottery was not even considered collectible-1880 to 1910, long before Native Art was appreciated.

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