Nampeyo, Tonita – Bowl with Migration Pattern and Bat Wing Design (1980s)
$ 800.00
Tonita Nampeyo is a daughter of Fannie Nampeyo and a granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano. She is known for her traditional pottery, which uses natural clay slips and bee-weed for blacks. This bowl has a round shape. The top is painted with four bat wing designs. Around the shoulder is a checkerboard design inspired by the pottery of Nampeyo of Hano. Below the shoulder are 12 bird wings, creating a migration pattern. The bowl is highly detailed with a lot of thin lines! It is traditionally fired, creating light blushes on the surface. It is signed, ‘Tonita Nampeyo” and a corn plant for Corn Clan. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Tonita Nampeyo is a daughter of Fannie Nampeyo and a granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano. She is known for her traditional pottery, which uses natural clay slips and bee-weed for blacks. This bowl has a round shape. The top is painted with four bat wing designs. Around the shoulder is a checkerboard design inspired by the pottery of Nampeyo of Hano. Below the shoulder are 12 bird wings, creating a migration pattern. The bowl is highly detailed with a lot of thin lines! It is traditionally fired, creating light blushes on the surface. It is signed, ‘Tonita Nampeyo” and a corn plant for Corn Clan. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Nampeyo, Tonita Hamilton (1934-2020)
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Tonita Nampeyo was a granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano, a daughter of Fannie Nampeyo and a sister of Elva Nampeyo, Leah Nampeyo, Thomas Polacca, and Iris Youvella. Her son is noted potter Loren Hamilton. Tonita has won numerous awards for her pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Market.