Nampeyo of Hano and Annie, 14"

ca 1910-1925
14"H x 6"D
January 28, 2023

Tall vase, a collaboration between Nampeyo and her eldest daughter, Annie, who assisted in painting and firing. 

Note we have a matching 12" jar with this in last photo. Special pricing for the pair.

Nampeyo of Hano 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," Tewa for Sand Snake.

Annie Healing Nampeyo (1884-1968) was Nampeyo's first child. She was the mother of Rachel Nampeyo, Daisy Hooee, Fletcher Healing and Beatrice Nampeyo. Her name in Tewa was “Quinchawa”. As a child, she was sent to the boarding school at Keam's Canyon.

Provenance of JN Butler Collection

The Janet Nelson Butler Collection was developed by her great-uncle Edward William (E.W.) Nelson (1855-1934).  The Wikipedia page on E.W. Nelson states that he was an American naturalist and ethnologist.  Initially Mr. Nelson’s research was in Alaska.  However, he developed tuberculosis and relocated to the American Southwest in 1890.  His studies ranged from Death Valley to Mexico. The Smithsonian Institution houses his collection of artifacts from the Alaska expeditions. 
Family oral history as related by Janet was that that many parts of the Indian Collection were pawned items purchased at trading posts by E.W. Nelson, while some items may have been purchased by his brother F.W. Nelson. 
E.W. Nelson never married and had no children. Upon his death, his collections passed to R. Leiland Nelson, the only child of his only sibling. Upon the death of R. Leiland Nelson’s wife, their sole surviving child Janet Nelson Butler received the collection. Janet Nelson Butler passed away in 2022 and had no children.