Hopi tewa pottery nampeyo biography definition

Nampeyo canteen

Nampeyo (1859 – 1942) was a Hopi-Tewa potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona.


hopi tewa pottery nampeyo biography definition

Potter nampeyo

When she died in 1942, Nampeyo was quite probably the most photographed woman in the Pueblo pottery world.

Nampeyo pottery signature

Hopi artist Nampeyo [c.1860-1942] established a name for herself making pottery that has roots in a tradition hundreds of years old.
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Nampeyo (1859 –1942) was a Hopi-Tewa potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona.