Nampeyo
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Nampeyo was a Hopi-Tewa potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Her Tewa name was also spelled Num-pa-yu, meaning "snake that does not bite". Her name is also cited as "Nung-beh-yong," Te
Nampeyo, ca. 1900, photograph by A.C. Vroman
Nampeyo and her brother Tom Polacca on the rooftop of the Corn clan dwelling at the Hano village, photograph taken in 1875 by William Henry Jackson (Colorado Historical Society)
Nampeyo firing pottery, 1901
A seed jar made by Nampeyo approximately 1905
Sikyátki
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Sikyátki is an archeological site and former Hopi village spanning 40,000 to 60,000 square metres on the eastern side of First Mesa, in what is now Navajo County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The vill
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…for Sand Snake. She used ancient techniques for making and firing pottery. She used designs from "Old Hopi" pottery and shards found at 15th-century Sikyátki ruins on First Mesa. Her artwork is in collections in the United States and Europe, including many museums like the National Museum of American Art…
Sikyátki bowl, AD circa 1400-1625