Hopi Pueblo Seed Jar By Jean Sahmie

ca. 1980

2" H x 4.25" D

Traditionally Hand Built and Painted in a Migration Motif Design and Pit Fired Signed J Sahmie

In Very Good Condition

Jean Sahmie Nampeyo is a Hopi-Tewa from the village of First Mesa, located on the Hopi Reservation. She was given the name, “Sak’Honsee” which means Tobacco Flower when she was born. She comes from a large family of eight brothers and sisters, she being the eldest daughter. Jean has a daughter named Donella. She is now a Grandmother to two grand kids, Kaniela and Keanu, who are her pride and joy. This a picture of Jean firing a pot at First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. Jean began working seriously with clay in 1972, working along side her grandmother, Rachel Namingha, who mentored and influenced her pottery techniques. Jean vividly remembers the advice her grandmother gave her “to respect and follow the traditional method for it will sustain your livelihood.” You will find Jean’s work at various galleries, museums, private collections, colleges and universities in the United States and abroad.