1. Vase by Fannie Nampeyo

USA, ca. 1960s. Ceramic vase or jar by Hopi-Tewa artist Fannie Nampeyo (1900–1987). Fired natural clay finished with a stone polish. Featuring traditional Hopi-Pueblo ‘migration pattern’ in black pigment slip with red accents. Signed and marked on bottom by the artist, bearing the Corn Clan symbol.

Fannie belonged to a long lineage of prolific Pueblo potters. Born in her family home atop First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, daughter of famous pottery artist and matriarch of the Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan, Nampeyo of Hano and Lesou. Later in life, Fannie assumed her mother’s title as matriarch of the Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan. Her work sits in public and private collections, including the Cleveland Museum of Art and University of Oklahoma's Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art.

Dimensions: 6” diameter x 4.75” high.

Price: $1200

2. Ceramic Seed Jar by Helen Naha “Featherwomen” (White)

USA, ca. 1970s. Ceramic seed jar by Hopi-Tewa artist Helen Naha also known as “Featherwoman” (1922-1993). Fired natural clay with white slip and dark brown pigment. Featuring traditional Hopi geometric motifs including spirals and lightning. Signed on bottom by the artist with her feather hallmark.

Naha’s designs and motifs were often adapted from fragments of pottery she found at the Awatovi ruins on the Hopi First Mesa in Arizona. Featherwoman’s daughters and granddaughter also became potters of note, carrying on the generational craft and bearing their elder’s name.

Dimensions: 7” diameter x 5” high.

Price: $1100

3. Black Vase by Tina Garcia

USA, ca. 1990s. Black vase or jar by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Tina Garcia (1957 - 2005). A traditional double-shouldered shape vessel made of fired blackware with a polished finish. Garcia’s pottery is in notable private and public collections including The Heard Museum, The Denver Art Museum and others around the country. Santa Clara Pueblo is also known as the Singing Water Village or the Village of Wild Roses and is located in New Mexico.

Dimensions: 6” diameter x 7.5” high.

Price: SOLD