Hopi Pueblo Large Canteen Pottery By Nampeyo of Hano

ca. 1910

9.25" H x 5.25" L x 8" W 

Polychrome Pottery Canteen with Shalako Kachina Motifs on one Side and Floral Pattern on Reverse Side and Two Lugs with Braided Leather Strap

In Very Good Condition with a Broken Leather Handle and Some fading of the Paint as Pictured

Nampeyo of Hano (c. 1859–1942), often simply called Nampeyo, was a pioneering Hopi-Tewa potter born in the village of Hano (also known as Tewa Village) on First Mesa in northeastern Arizona. She is widely regarded as the matriarch of modern Hopi pottery and a key figure in the Sikyatki Revival style, which revitalized ancient Hopi designs from the 14th–17th centuries. Her mother, White Corn, was Tewa-Hopi, and her father, Quootsva, was Hopi from the Snake Clan in nearby Walpi. Nampeyo learned traditional Tewa-style plainware pottery from her mother but innovated by incorporating intricate polychrome designs inspired by excavated shards from the prehistoric Sikyatki site, excavated in the 1890s by archaeologist J. Walter Fewkes (with her husband Lesou assisting). This fusion elevated Hopi pottery from utilitarian ware to fine art, influencing generations and gaining international acclaim.