Hopi Artist
Bowl, c. 1900
Earthenware and paint
x 10 1/4 in. ( x 26 cm)
Creation Place:
North America, Native American
Technique:
Hand-forming
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Levi Chubbuck
Accession Number:
P1470
Shallow bowl with a brown ring around the inner edge. Decorated with two segments of triangles on the exterior and an abstract brown design on the interior. Marked "Nam Pei. "
Materials
Yellow clay and black-brown paint
Bibliography
Kay Koeninger and Joanne M. Mack, "Native American Art from the Permanent Collection" (Claremont: Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1979), 67 (illustrated/bw) fig. 204. Great similarity with bowls by Nampeyo, c. 1895-1910. See American Indian Art, vol. 1 no. 3 (May 1976), p. 28-30.
Commentary
The potter Nampeyo used Sikyatki motifs (fig. 32) to create her own unique style of painting.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Ways of Seeing/Exhibiting American Indian Art: The Pomona College Collection Montgomery Gallery , 1/19/1994 - 3/20/1994
- A Restless Country: Selections from the Permanent Collection , 10/31/2009 - 12/19/2009
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Native American Art from the Permanent Collection.
Native American Art from the Permanent Collection
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges.
Claremont, CA, 1979
Page Number: 67, Figure Number: 204
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