The Hopi Museum Collection includes this Hopi Potter doll by Shona Hah, Hopi pottery bowl 4” x 3” (1930) and “Talking with the Clay” by Stephen Trimble
Seated with pueblo pot in hand, she is painting designs. Two pots are at her feet. Dressed in tall Hopi mocassins, a dark sash crosses her dark cotton skirt and red calico shirt, with turquoise earrings, braclet and rings. Her short gray hair with braids frames her smile. Her facial features, dress, and seated position resembles a famous portrait of Nampeyo. Stands 10” x 8” signed on bottom base Shona Hah Circa 1982
Nampeyo was the matron of one of the original seven families of Pueblo potters.
Seated with pueblo pot in hand, she is painting designs. Two pots are at her feet. Dressed in tall Hopi mocassins, a dark sash crosses her dark cotton skirt and red calico shirt, with turquoise earrings, braclet and rings. Her short gray hair with braids frames her smile. Her facial features, dress, and seated position resembles a famous portrait of Nampeyo. Stands 10” x 8” signed on bottom base Shona Hah Circa 1982
Nampeyo was the matron of one of the original seven families of Pueblo potters.
The Hopi Museum Collection includes this Hopi Potter doll by Shona Hah, Hopi pottery bowl 4” x 3” (1930) and “Talking with the Clay” by Stephen Trimble