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Nampeyo, Nellie Douma – Large Jar with Moth Designs (1950s)
8.25"w x 4.75"h
$ 1,000.00
Nellie Nampeyo Douma was the second daughter of Nampeyo of Hano and a sister of Fannie Nampeyo and Annie Nampeyo. This large jar is coil-built and painted with bee-weed for the black and red clay slip. It has a wide shoulder and a short neck. The top of the shoulder is painted with two different styles of traditional moth designs (probably hummingbird moths). In two sections they have red wings and two are just painted black. The jar was traditionally fired so there are strong blushes on the surface. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed, “Nellie Nampeyo”. Definitely a great piece of Nampeyo Family history in clay!
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Nellie Nampeyo Douma was the second daughter of Nampeyo of Hano and a sister of Fannie Nampeyo and Annie Nampeyo. This large jar is coil-built and painted with bee-weed for the black and red clay slip. It has a wide shoulder and a short neck. The top of the shoulder is painted with two different styles of traditional moth designs (probably hummingbird moths). In two sections they have red wings and two are just painted black. The jar was traditionally fired so there are strong blushes on the surface. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. It is signed, “Nellie Nampeyo”. Definitely a great piece of Nampeyo Family history in clay!