TWO HOPI POLYCHROME SEED JARS

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TWO HOPI POLYCHROME SEED JARS
The first by Fannie Nampeyo, of compressed globular form, finely painted in black and red over a creamy orange slip, with a band of stylized feather motifs, the second of classic form, painted with similar colors and decorated with an insect element flanked by geometric hooked designs with cross-hatching
The first: 6in. (16.5cm.); the second: 6in. (17.2cm.) diameter (2)

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Fannie Nampeyo is the daughter of famed potter Nampeyo from Hano village. She has carried on the traditions of her mother's potting style and techniques and has established herself as an important potter in her own right.

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