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Nampeyo, Carla Claw – “Big Horn Sheep Katsina” 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 Big Horn Sheep Katsina incised into one side. The remainder is carved with lines and 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”.
“The Big Horn Sheep Katsina (known as Pang in Hopi) is a sacred, powerful representation of the male bighorn ram. Historically deeply revered as a favorite game animal, this katsina represents a powerful spirit associated with healing, rain, and prayer for abundant wildlife.”
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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 Big Horn Sheep Katsina incised into one side. The remainder is carved with lines and 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”.
“The Big Horn Sheep Katsina (known as Pang in Hopi) is a sacred, powerful representation of the male bighorn ram. Historically deeply revered as a favorite game animal, this katsina represents a powerful spirit associated with healing, rain, and prayer for abundant wildlife.”
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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.