Biography of potter nampeyo
Nampeyo photos
Nampeyo ( [1] – ) [2] was a Hopi-Tewa potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. [3] [4] Her Tewa name was also spelled Num-pa-yu, meaning "snake that does not bite". Her name is also cited as "Nung-beh-yong," Tewa for Sand Snake. [5].Nampeyo family tree Nampeyo's brilliance was not only her superior natural gifts as an artist, but her ability to recognize the importance of reclaiming the long-lost Hopi symbols. At the same time, she went beyond imitation and became inspiration for continuing generations of Hopi potters.
Nampeyo (c. 1859–1942) was Nampeyo, two birds design. Late pot, probably painted by Fannie circa s. Woolaroc collection.. Fannie Nampeyo (–) (also known as Fannie Lesou Polacca and Fannie Nampeyo Polacca) was a modern and contemporary fine arts potter, who carried on the traditions of her famous mother, Nampeyo of Hano, the grand matriarch of modern Hopi pottery.
C. 1858. Nampeyo born, [4] [3] She is a great-granddaughter of potter, Nampeyo. [3] Priscilla Namingha's daughters also went on to become potters. [4] Namingha stated that she learned to create pottery by watching her mother work. [5] As a girl, she also learned pottery techniques from Nampeyo. [1] Namingha kept making pottery almost up to her death in [1].