Nampeyo, Carla Claw – “Crow Mother” Large Seedpot
$ 250.00
Carla Claw Nampeyo is a daughter of noted potter Thomas Polacca and a granddaughter of Fannie Nampeyo. She is also a great-granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano. Her brother is Gary Polacca and she is married to Raul Claw (Navajo). She is known for her incised pottery and the use of slips that give the appearance of wood to the surface of her pottery. This seedpot has a Crow Mother Katsina incised into one side. The remainder is carved with a line representing the design on the Crow Mother’s cloak. It is all painted with clay silps to look like wood. The seedpot is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Carla Nampeyo”.
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Carla Claw Nampeyo is a daughter of noted potter Thomas Polacca and a granddaughter of Fannie Nampeyo. She is also a great-granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano. Her brother is Gary Polacca and she is married to Raul Claw (Navajo). She is known for her incised pottery and the use of slips that give the appearance of wood to the surface of her pottery. This seedpot has a Crow Mother Katsina incised into one side. The remainder is carved with a line representing the design on the Crow Mother’s cloak. It is all painted with clay silps to look like wood. The seedpot is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed on the bottom, “Carla Nampeyo”.
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Nampeyo, Carla Claw (b. 1961)
Carla Nampeyo Claw is a daughter of noted potter Thomas Polacca and a granddaughter of Fannie Nampeyo. She is also a great-granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano. Her brother is Gary Polacca and she is married to Raul Claw (Navajo). Carla is known for her innovative incised pottery as well as her carved pottery.