Nampeyo

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Nampeyo was a renowned Hopi-Tewa potter celebrated for reviving and innovating traditional Hopi pottery designs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf Hopi-Tewa artist
person
potter
activeYears early 20th century
late 19th century
artisticProcess hand-coiled pottery construction
outdoor firing using sheep dung fuel
causeOfDisability progressive blindness in later life
child Annie Healing NERFINISHED
Fannie Nampeyo NERFINISHED
Rachel Nampeyo NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Hopi-Tewa NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth circa 1860
dateOfDeath 1942
ethnicity Hopi NERFINISHED
Hopi-Tewa NERFINISHED
Tewa NERFINISHED
influenced Hopi pottery of the 20th century
Native American studio pottery
influencedBy ancient Sikyatki pottery
archaeological pottery shards from Hopi ruins
knownFor Sikyatki Revival style pottery NERFINISHED
innovative reinterpretation of ancient Hopi motifs
revival of traditional Hopi pottery designs
legacy established a multigenerational family of potters
helped preserve Hopi ceramic traditions
materialUsed local Hopi clay
natural mineral pigments
movement Sikyatki Revival NERFINISHED
name Nampeyo NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Hopi NERFINISHED
notableWork Hopi-Tewa polychrome seed jars NERFINISHED
polychrome jars with abstract bird designs
occupation ceramic artist
potter
placeOfBirth First Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Arizona NERFINISHED
Hano, First Mesa, Arizona NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Hano, First Mesa, Arizona NERFINISHED
representedInCollection Museum of Northern Arizona NERFINISHED
Smithsonian Institution NERFINISHED
various major American art museums
residence Hano, First Mesa, Arizona NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Lesou NERFINISHED
style geometric and abstract bird motifs
polychrome pottery
taught Annie Healing NERFINISHED
Fannie Nampeyo NERFINISHED
other Hopi-Tewa potters
workshopWith her husband Lesou

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Hopi pottery notableArtist Nampeyo