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.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hopi-Tewa artist
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person ⓘ potter ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| artisticProcess |
hand-coiled pottery construction
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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
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Hopi-Tewa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hopi pottery of the 20th century
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Native American studio pottery ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Sikyatki pottery
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archaeological pottery shards from Hopi ruins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sikyatki Revival style pottery
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innovative reinterpretation of ancient Hopi motifs ⓘ revival of traditional Hopi pottery designs ⓘ |
| legacy |
established a multigenerational family of potters
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helped preserve Hopi ceramic traditions ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
local Hopi clay
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natural mineral pigments ⓘ |
| movement | Sikyatki Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Nampeyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Hopi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hopi-Tewa polychrome seed jars
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polychrome jars with abstract bird designs ⓘ |
| occupation |
ceramic artist
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potter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
First Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Arizona
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ⓘ
Hano, First Mesa, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hano, First Mesa, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedInCollection |
Museum of Northern Arizona
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ⓘ
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
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ⓘ
Fannie Nampeyo NERFINISHED ⓘ other Hopi-Tewa potters ⓘ |
| workshopWith | her husband Lesou ⓘ |
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