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Mid/Late 20th Century
2.25" H x 3.75" D
Buff and Apricot Colored Clay with Painted Dark Brown and Red Geometric Patterns Signed Dextra Quotskuyva
Excellent Condition with Very Light Wear
Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo (often referred to simply as Dextra Nampeyo), born on September 7, 1928, in Polacca, Arizona, was a renowned Hopi-Tewa potter and a pivotal figure in the continuation and evolution of the Nampeyo family legacy. As a great-granddaughter of the legendary Hopi-Tewa potter Nampeyo of Hano (c. 1860–1942), Dextra grew up immersed in a tradition of exceptional ceramics, learning from her mother, Rachel Namingha Nampeyo, and grandmother, Annie Healing Nampeyo. She passed away in 2016, but her influence endures through her innovative work, mentorship of younger artists, and pieces held in major museum collections worldwide.
Dextra was a member of the Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan and lived on the Hopi Reservation at the base of First Mesa, where the Hopi-Tewa people—descendants of Tewa speakers who migrated from New Mexico after the 1680 Pueblo Revolt—have preserved ancient pottery techniques. From childhood, she played with clay, absorbing the craft subconsciously while her family worked nearby. By the 1960s and 1970s, she collaborated closely with her mother, painting intricate designs inspired by ancient Sikyatki polychrome pottery (from a site excavated in the late 19th century), which her ancestor Nampeyo had famously revived.
Provenance: From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California
Condition:
Excellent
Tribe:
Hopi
Year Range:
1950 - 1975
Region:
Southwest
Dimensions:
2.25 in3.75 in
Category:
Pottery Bowls and Jars Post 1940
