$200
Native American "Nampeyo" Pottery Vase Native American pottery vase depicting birds throughout via carvings and various colors and textures; signed to bottom "Tom Polacca"; measures approximately 7-1/2" tall. Born in 1860 and widely considered to be responsible for the renaissance in Hopi pottery, a Hopi woman named Nampeyo single-handedly revived the art of pottery making by exclusively using the polychrome technique. By the late 1800s the railroad had come through Arizona along with numerous traders who sought to fill the demands of an enlarging tourist market. Nampeyo pottery was highly prized and other Hopi, inspired by her, began fashioning their own work using similar techniques as Nampeyo. Nampeyo had six children, the youngest of whom was named Fannie. Fannie, herself, had seven children, one of whom was Tom Polacca, born in 1935. The vase seen here was hand crafted by Nampeyo Family Pottery made especially for Zuni traders. Tom Polacca was born in 1935 and is the grandson of Nampeyo. His pots are known for their beautiful mural like scenes of Hopi religious ritual and
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2015-09-19
