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Bowl
circa 19003 x 9 1/4 in. (7.6 x 23.5 cm)
Nampeyo
United States (1859 - 1942)
Hopi-Tewa; made in Arizona
Object Type:
Ceramics
Medium and Support:
Clay with mineral pigment
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Strong
Accession Number:
1922.1
Location: Currently on view
Nampeyo's name and her descendants are cultural icons of Pueblo pottery. Belonging to the Hopi First Mesa pueblo, she learned to make pots at an early age. She is credited with the revival of Hopi pottery-making in the early 20th century, a result of her great skill and innovative adaptations of traditional forms and designs. The interior of this bowl is decorated with an image of a katsina, a supernatural being embodied by masked dancers of the pueblos.
[Gallery label text, 2009]
[Gallery label text, 2009]
Provenance
Lucretia Cushman (nee Johnson), Tacoma, Washington; sold to Mrs. Henry A. Strong, Rochester, New York; given to the Gallery in 1922
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings and Bronzes by the Society of American A Memorial Art Gallery 1/6/1922 - 1/29/1922
- Because the Mountain is our Mother 12/6/1985 - 1/26/1986
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Author: Traugott, Joseph. Article Title: Fewkes and Nampeyo: Clarifying a Myth-Understanding. Article Scope: Article. W. Jackson Rushing, III. Native American Art in the Twentieth Century: Makers, Meanings, Histories. London, England: Routledge, 1999. Page Number: 7-20
- Walter Hough. The Moki Snake Dance. Santa Fe, NM: Passenger Department, 1901.
- Article Author: Frisbie, Theodore R.. Article Title: Nampeyo. Article Scope: Article. Encyclopedia of North American Indians. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co. Page Number: 415-417
- Article Title: The Legacy of Sikyatki: Hopi. Article Scope: Chapter. Stephen Trimble. Talking with the Clay: The Art of Pueblo Pottery. Santa Fe, NM: School of American Research Press, 1987. Page Number: 91-95
- Article Author: Frisbie, Theodore R.. Article Title: The Influence of J. Walter Fewkes on Nampeyo: Fact or Fancy?. Article Scope: Article. Albert H. Schroeder, ed. The Changing Ways of Southwestern Indians: A Historic Perspective. Glorieta, NM: Rio Grande Press, Inc., 1973. Page Number: 231-244
- Barbara Kramer. Nampeyo and her Pottery. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1996.
- Article Scope: Entry. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings and Bronzes by the Society of American Animal Painters and Sculptors; Color Prints Made by the Beck Engraving Company; and Indian Baskets. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery, 1920.
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A Nampeyo Showcase
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