Description:

Hopi. b. 1944 in Keams Canyon, Arizona. d. 2018. Ca. 1990's. Fine buff color vessel having two applied ears of corn on the upper portion. Inscribed on the base: " Iris Y Nampeyo" with an ear of corn. Iris once stated: "When I'm appliqueing the corn on the pot, I can't speak, I have to have total concentration. If I get distracted, I have to take it apart and start over." Intact, exc. cond. A very elegant example. Iris Yovella Nampeyo was a Hopi-Tewa potter and member of the Corn Clan. She came from a family of talented potters, including her siblings: Tonita Nampeyo, Tom Polacca, Elva Nampeyo, and Leah Garcia Nampeyo. Iris was a granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano and the daughter of Fannie Nampeyo. Iris is best known for her buff-colored pottery with a single ear of corn as the design. Her beautiful buff polish on Hopi clay colors, combined with the graceful lines of corn husks, is a sign of her clan ties. The openings on her pottery also reflect the asymmetry of lines and shape of the pot. Size: 5-1/2"H. x 4-1/2"W.

Provenance: Blumberg collection, NYC., with COA from Packards Indian Trading Company, Santa Fe, N.M., dated 6/21/02, inv. # 1075-667-1.

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