Hopi Pueblo Seed Jar By Rachel Sahamie Talachy

ca. 1980 - 1990

3.5" H x 6.5" D

Hand Coiled Clay Seed Jar with a Creamy Peach Field and a Painted Dark Brown and Terracotta Colored Geometric Design and Fire Clouds

In Very Good Condition

Rachel Sahmie (also known as Rachel Sahmie Nampeyo or listed variably as Rachel Sahmie Talachy) was a respected Hopi-Tewa potter (1956–2022) from First Mesa, Arizona, known for her traditional Hopi seed jars and other pottery.

She belonged to the renowned Nampeyo family of potters. She was the great-great-granddaughter of the legendary Nampeyo of Hano (one of the most influential Native American artists of the modern era) and the daughter of Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo. She learned pottery-making from her mother and began producing work around 1970 (or as early as the 1960s). Her siblings and other family members were also active in pottery or related arts.