Clinton Polacca Nampeyo Hopi Pot
Clinton Polacca Nampeyo was born in 1958 and has been making pottery since 1975. He was taught by his grandmother Fannie Polacca Nampeyo (1900-1987), who was the youngest daughter of Nampeyo of Hano , the family matriarch who revived the use of ancient symbols for decorating pottery. He is a member of the Corn / Kachina Clan. He gathers all of his materials from the Reservation, usues all natural materials for his paints and fires his pottery outdoors. He is the son of Harold Polacca & Alice (Pima). He is the brother of Vernida Polacca Nampeyo, Diane Polacca, Clement Polacca, Harold Polacca Jr., Reva Polacca Ami and Marvin Polacca. He specializes in black and red on yellow jars.
This thin-walled pot by Clinton Polacca Nampeyo demonstrates his skill at making hand-coiled pottery. He painted this pot with yucca brushes using polychrome pigments from the earth, polished it with polishing stones and then fired it in the traditional outdoor fire pit fueled by sheep dung. It is approximately 6.5” tall and 5.5” at the widest point.
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