Native American Pottery
Nellie Nampeyo was born in 1896 and passed away in 1978. She was active from 1910 – 1978. She is the daughter of Nampeyo (1860? – 1942) and the sister of Fannie Nampeyo , Annie Healing Nampeyo, William Lesso, and Wesley Lesso. She was not as active as Fannie, so thus her pieces are hard to find.
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This is an Authentic Native American Hand coiled and Hand painted Hopi “Bowl” pottery! It is approximately 3 1/2” tall and about 5 3/8” wide. It has a nice stone polished finish! The detail on the painting is very nice! The coloring on this piece is very nice. It has orange fire clouds from the outdoor firing. Hopi pottery is distinguished by its warm yellow – orange slip and polychrome designs. Traditional outdoor firing, as well as the iron content of the clay, produces variations in the yellowish surface color. It is signed on the bottom by the artist,“Nellie Nampeyo”. This piece does have a burn mark on one side. You can see this in the photo.