Nampeyo, Fannie – Bowl with Migration Pattern (1970’s)

5.75"w x 2.75"h

$ 800.00

Fannie Nampeyo was the youngest daughter of noted potter Nampeyo of Hano and also the mother of noted potters Iris Nampeyo, Leah Nampeyo and Thomas Polacca.  She was certainly among the most skilled of her generation for painting designs pottery.  While her mother revived the “migration” or bird wing design, Fannie made is a signature design of her pottery and of the Nampeyo family.  This bowl is very flat, in the style of the ancient Sikyatki pottery. The design is a migration pattern painted onto the surface.  The bowl was traditionally fired so that it has some visually striking blushes on the surface.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom, “Fannie Nampeyo”.