Egg-Shaped Scene Featuring Dancer and Sun Face Near Adobe Buildings

Carla Nampeyo

Egg-Shaped Scene Featuring Dancer and Sun Face Near Adobe Buildings, Pottery by Carla Nampeyo
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Savvy Price $185.00
Gallery Price $225.00
Title
Egg-Shaped Scene Featuring Dancer and Sun Face Near Adobe Buildings
Artist
Carla Nampeyo
Medium
Hand-coiled polychrome pottery
Size
3 1/4" height X 2 1/4" maximum diameter
Signed
"CR Carla Nampeyo" is inscribed underneath
Date of creation
Circa 1990
Condition
Excellent
Provenance
Rod Ha
About The Egg-Shaped Scene Featuring Dancer and Sun Face Near Adobe Buildings

RC references Raul Claw, Carla's husband

About Carla Nampeyo

(Born 1961, Hopi) The best lineage for a Hopi potter revolves around the original Nampeyo. Carla is this revered potter's great granddaughter as well as the granddaughter of Fannie Nampeyo.

Carla respects the traditional process of digging clay and firing. Her carved motifs stem from her father, Thomas Polacca's aesthetic.

Other Works By Carla Nampeyo:
  • Tan Polychrome Wedding Vase with Eagle Dancer, Pottery by Carla Nampeyo
  • Polished Brown Round Pottery with Sunface Sgraffito Design, Pottery by Carla Nampeyo
Cultures

American Indian, Women Artists, Hopi

Medium

Pottery

Subject

American Indians

Keywords

Carla Claw, Carla Claw Nampeyo, Carla Nampeyo, Nampeyo pottery