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Ceremonial Yei Dancers' Procession on Graceful Tan Jar

Ida Sahmie

About The Ceremonial Yei Dancers' Procession on Graceful Tan Jar

Fourteen figures (yei alternating with a woman) followed by four tall stalks of corn

Luscious thin walls accentuate the beauty of this entirely unique vessel by the incomparable Ida Sahmie !

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Description	Fourteen figures (yei alternating with a woman) followed by four tall stalks of corn Luscious thin walls accentuate the beauty of this entirely unique vessel by the incomparable Ida Sahmie !
About the Artist	Born on the Navajo reservation in 1960, Ida Sahmie was taught to weave rugs by her mother and grandmother. After marrying Andrew Sahmie, a Hopi man, and watching her in-laws make pottery, she too, began working in clay. Andrew is the great-grandson of Nampeyo, a name synonymous with Hopi pottery. Ida learned to work with the clay in the Hopi manner and style, but makes it uniquely her own by incorporating Navajo motifs, particularly Yeis, or Holy People, into the slip-painted designs.
Culture	American Indian, Navajo, Women Artists
Medium	Hand-coiled polished and painted pottery with incised lines
Size	6 1/3" height X 9" maximum diameter
Signed	"Ida Sahmie 4/ 89 'Navajo'"
Date of creation	1989
Condition	Perfect !
Provenance	JMB collection