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Nampeyo, Iris – Jar with Corn Double Hano Mana Katsina Design (1990s)
3.5"w x 3.75"h
$ 1,575.00
Iris Nampeyo was a daughter of Fannie Nampeyo and was well known for her elegant asymmetrical vessels with corn as part of the design in relief. Iris began using the corn in relief on the surface of her pottery in the early 1980s. The corn is symbolic of being part of the Corn Clan. The surface of the jar is stone polished and one of the few where she added two Hano Mana “Corn Maidens” as part of the design. The Hano Mana is also called Tewa Girl. She appears in the pre-planting season Bean Dance. She represents the hope and wishes for a good harvest, enough to eat over the next winter, and a good luck symbol is the corn she is usually seen carrying. Here, there are two Hano Mana katsinas in relief, side by side. They are matte and the remainder of the jar is fully polished. The opening is slightly asymmetrical which is in keeping with the organic style of the form. There is simplicity and elegance in her pottery. Iris’s pottery remains a classic among Hopi-Tewa pottery. This jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Iris Nampeyo” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Iris Nampeyo was a daughter of Fannie Nampeyo and was well known for her elegant asymmetrical vessels with corn as part of the design in relief. Iris began using the corn in relief on the surface of her pottery in the early 1980s. The corn is symbolic of being part of the Corn Clan. The surface of the jar is stone polished and one of the few where she added two Hano Mana “Corn Maidens” as part of the design. The Hano Mana is also called Tewa Girl. She appears in the pre-planting season Bean Dance. She represents the hope and wishes for a good harvest, enough to eat over the next winter, and a good luck symbol is the corn she is usually seen carrying. Here, there are two Hano Mana katsinas in relief, side by side. They are matte and the remainder of the jar is fully polished. The opening is slightly asymmetrical which is in keeping with the organic style of the form. There is simplicity and elegance in her pottery. Iris’s pottery remains a classic among Hopi-Tewa pottery. This jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Iris Nampeyo” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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