Flat Shoulder Hopi Polychrome Seed Jar [SOLD]

Fannie Nampeyo was an outstanding potter. She was one of three daughters of Nampeyo of Hano and was the last of the three to pass away.  As a result, she is probably the best known of Nampeyo's daughters.  Fannie was particularly adept at making fine, well-balanced vessels.  She seemed to be particularly outstanding at applying just the right design to fit the scale and shape of the vessel.

This Southwest Indian Pottery jar has a modified version of the Sikyatki migration pattern.  The modification is in the wavy elements floating around the shoulder of the Hopi Pueblo jar.  More often, fine lines fill this area, but in this instance, the artist filled it in with brown pigment.  Below this migration element are pendant eagle feathers.  The jar is signed Fannie Nampeyo on the base of the vessel.

Condition: it appears that water was put in the jar at some point but it did not seep through to the exterior.  There is no visible damage.

Recommended Reading: Nampeyo and Her Pottery by Barbara Kramer.  This book is currently not available from Adobe Gallery

Provenance: from the estate of a person from Washington, passed through the family