Elva Tewaguna Namepyo was a daughter of Fannie Nampeyo, a granddaughter of the Nampeyo of Hano, and a sister of Iris and Tonita Nampeyo and Thomas Polacca.  Her pottery was coil-built, stone polished, and painted with bee-weed and natural clay slips. This bowl has a cloud design around the rim and bird wings around the shoulder of the piece.  It is painted with bee-weed and highlighted with red clay.  It is a classic Hopi-Tewa design.  The piece was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface.  It is signed on the bottom, “Elva Nampeyo”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  Her daughter Adelle Nampeyo continues in the same family tradition.