James Garcia Nampeyo is a son of Leah Garcia Nampeyo, a grandson of Fannie Nampeyo, and a great-grandson of Nampeyo of Hano.  This bowl has a narrow base and a round top. The top is slipped with red clay and stone polished. The bowl has the classic migration pattern that is made up of bird wings.  There are eight above the shoulder and eight below, creating a total of 16.  The bowl was traditionally fired to give it the coloration with some slight blushes.  It is signed on the bottom, “J. Nampeyo”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.

Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo said of  the migration pattern:

“This is the one design that was really stressed for us to use, the migration pattern. Nothing but lines, representing the migration of all the people to all the places, including down below and up above. All the x’s represent life from the bottom and top, telling you the universe is one. The thin lines, I just wanted to paint them real fast and real close to try and include everyone.”  Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo, Spoken Through Clay