Jar

Jar

about 1920 - 1935
Artist
Nampeyo, Hopi, American, c. 1860-1942
Born: Hano, AZ
Work Locations: Hano, AZ
Active Dates: 1880- 1940
Culture
Hopi
Country
United States
Object
jar
Medium
Clay and paint
Accession Number
1941.301
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Evans

Nampeyo (Hopi), Jar, about 1920-1935. Clay and paint; 12 x 17¾ in. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Anne Evans, 1941.301

Dimensions
height: 12 in, 30.4800 cm; diameter: 17 3/4 in, 45.085 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America

Nampeyo lost her eyesight as she aged and by 1920 was nearly blind. The artist continued to shape her vessels, creating the elegant forms for which she had become known. Daughters Annie or Fannie would paint the pots, sticking closely to family patterns such as the "bat-wing" designs shown here. 

Known Provenance
Anne Evans [1871-1941], Denver, CO, before 1941; Estate of Anne Evans, 1941; Denver Art Museum, 1941.
Exhibition History
  • "Painted Perfection: The Pottery of Dextra Quotskuyva," Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 5/12/2001-10/21/2001

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