Ida Sahmie

Ida Sahmie (b.1960) depicted traditional Navajo ceremonies and imagery from sand paintings on her unique pottery. All the clay and materials are gathered from the Navajo land. The pottery is all coil-built, stone-polished, painted with natural clay, and native fired. She was a daughter-in-law of Priscilla Nampeyo and continues to make beautifully formed pottery with wonderfully complex designs. She won numerous awards for her pottery at events such as the Santa Fe Indian Market. She was the only Navajo potter creating this unique style of ethnographic pottery.

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