Polychrome Jar
Priscilla Namingha NampeyoWW-1990-142061
<p>The Nampeyo family continues to invent variations on longstanding decorative patterns featured in traditional Hopi pottery. A kaleidoscopic array of motifs—many of ancient origin—present a lively “fractured” design, an approach seen earlier in Hopi Sikyatki ceramics created from 1400 through 1625.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1990
- Medium
- Ceramic and pigment
- Dimensions
- 15.5 × 28.2 × 28.3 cm (6 1/8 × 11 1/8 × 11 3/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo
Ceramics
Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo (Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan, 1924–2008)
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- 1990
- Medium
- Ceramic and pigment
- Dimensions
- 15.5 × 28.2 × 28.3 cm (6 1/8 × 11 1/8 × 11 3/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1990-142061
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified