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Hopi Pueblo Polychrome Seed Jar with Red Rim by Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo - C3880
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, Feb 25th 2017, 4:24pm
Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo (1924-2008) was one of the finest of the Nampeyo family members of pottery fame. She made some magnificent very large jars and she created new designs or modified traditional designs to her tastes. She was a third-generation descendant of Nampeyo of Hano. Her mother was Rachel Namingha Nampeyo and her grandmother was Annie Healing Nampeyo. She continued using the Sikyatki revival designs taught to her by Nampeyo of Hano. She was an outstanding potter and her designs were always beautifully executed.