A HOPI POLYCHROME JAR
With small flat base, flaring sides and rounded shoulder, painted red and brown against a creamy orange slip, decorated with a band of avian figures and winged motifs, signed on the base Elva Nampeyo 10in. (25.3cm.) diameter
Lot Essay
Elva Tewaguna Nampeyo (1926-1985) is the granddaughter of Nampeyo and the daughter of Fannie Polacca Nampeyo and Vinton Polacca.