Description
Nampeyo, Hopi-Tewa Pottery Vessel c. 1900's: Featured in this lot is this Hopi-Tewa pottery vessel attributed to Nampeyo of Hano, circa 1900's. Nampeyo (1859 –1942) was a Hopi-Tewa potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Her Tewa name was also spelled Num-pa-yu, meaning "snake that does not...