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.

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Label Occurrences
Nampeyo of Hano 6
Nampeyo canonical 3
Nampeyo family of potters 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hopi-Tewa artist
person
potter
activeYears early 20th century
late 19th century
artisticProcess hand-coiled pottery construction
outdoor firing using sheep dung fuel
causeOfDisability progressive blindness in later life
child Annie Healing
Fannie Nampeyo
Rachel Nampeyo
countryOfCitizenship United States
culture Hopi-Tewa
dateOfBirth circa 1860
dateOfDeath 1942
ethnicity Hopi
linked to: Hopi people

Hopi-Tewa
Tewa
influenced Hopi pottery of the 20th century
Native American studio pottery
influencedBy ancient Sikyatki pottery
archaeological pottery shards from Hopi ruins
knownFor Sikyatki Revival style pottery
linked to: Sikyátki pottery

innovative reinterpretation of ancient Hopi motifs
revival of traditional Hopi pottery designs
legacy established a multigenerational family of potters
helped preserve Hopi ceramic traditions
materialUsed local Hopi clay
natural mineral pigments
movement Sikyatki Revival
name Nampeyo
nativeLanguage Hopi
linked to: Hopi people
notableWork Hopi-Tewa polychrome seed jars
linked to: Hopi pottery

polychrome jars with abstract bird designs
occupation ceramic artist
potter
placeOfBirth First Mesa, Hopi Reservation, Arizona
Hano, First Mesa, Arizona
placeOfDeath Hano, First Mesa, Arizona
representedInCollection Museum of Northern Arizona
Smithsonian Institution
various major American art museums
residence Hano, First Mesa, Arizona
sexOrGender female
spouse Lesou
style geometric and abstract bird motifs
polychrome pottery
taught Annie Healing
Fannie Nampeyo
other Hopi-Tewa potters
workshopWith her husband Lesou

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Hopi pottery notableArtist Nampeyo
Sikyátki Revival style notablePractitioner Nampeyo of Hano
linked to: Nampeyo
Nampeyo name Nampeyo
Fannie Nampeyo familyName Nampeyo
Fannie Nampeyo mother Nampeyo of Hano
linked to: Nampeyo
Fannie Nampeyo relative Nampeyo of Hano
linked to: Nampeyo
Fannie Nampeyo influencedBy Nampeyo of Hano
linked to: Nampeyo
Fannie Nampeyo partOf Nampeyo family of potters
linked to: Nampeyo
Annie Healing Nampeyo mother Nampeyo of Hano
linked to: Nampeyo
Annie Healing Nampeyo influencedBy Nampeyo of Hano
linked to: Nampeyo
Annie Healing Nampeyo family Nampeyo family of potters
linked to: Nampeyo
Rachel Nampeyo influencedBy Nampeyo family potters
linked to: Nampeyo