Sahme, Jean - Canteen with Spider Design (2000s)
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Sahme, Jean – Canteen with Spider Design (2000s)

5.5"h x 5"w

$ 500.00

Jean Sahme is a daughter of noted potter Priscilla Nampeyo and a descendant of Nampeyo of Hano. This canteen is a classic Hopi-Tewa shape with a round front and rounded handles.  The entire piece is fully polished.  The front section is painted with a classic spider design using bee-weed.  It is highlighted with white clay in a mottled style.  The spout and handles are also slipped with mottled white clay.  It is signed on the back with her hallmark fish, corn plant for corn clan. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.

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Jean Sahme is a daughter of noted potter Priscilla Nampeyo and a descendant of Nampeyo of Hano. This canteen is a classic Hopi-Tewa shape with a round front and rounded handles.  The entire piece is fully polished.  The front section is painted with a classic spider design using bee-weed.  It is highlighted with white clay in a mottled style.  The spout and handles are also slipped with mottled white clay.  It is signed on the back with her hallmark fish, corn plant for corn clan. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.

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Sahme, Jean (1948-2024)

Jean Sahme

Jean Sahme

Jean Sahme (1948-2024) was a daughter of noted potter Priscilla Nampeyo and a sister of Nyla Sahmie, Rachel Sahmie, Bonnie Nampeyo, and Randy Sahmie. She was known for her traditional style of pottery. Each piece is coil built, stone polished, painted with natural clay slips and beeweed, and traditionally fired. She signs her work with a corn stalk symbol, a fish, and later works are signed, "sak'honsee" which means "Tobacco Flower Girl" in Hopi-Tewa. Jean started potting in 1965.  Her work can be found in various galleries, private collections, museums, colleges, and universities in the United States and around the world. In 2014 Jean became an Arizona Living Treasure.
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