{"product_id":"hopi-pueblo-pottery-by-dextra-quotskuyva-nampeyo","title":"Hopi Pueblo Pottery By Dextra Quotskuyva Nampeyo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eMid\/Late 20th Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e2.25\" H x 3.75\" D \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eBuff and Apricot Colored Clay with Painted Dark Brown and Red Geometric Patterns Signed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eDextra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eQuotskuyva\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eExcellent Condition with Very Light Wear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eDextra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eQuotskuyva\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e Nampeyo (often referred to simply as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eDextra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eHano\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e (c. 1860–1942), \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eDextra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e grew up immersed in a tradition of exceptional ceramics, learning from her mother, Rachel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eNamingha\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eDextra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e 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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eSikyatki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e polychrome pottery (from a site excavated in the late 19th century), which her ancestor Nampeyo had famously revived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"pf0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003eProvenance:  From the Len and Toni Wood Private Collection, Laguna Beach, California\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46008650072229,"sku":"5231-306","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5231-306_5.jpg?v=1761606039","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/hopi-pueblo-pottery-by-dextra-quotskuyva-nampeyo","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}