Hopi tewa pottery nampeyo biography of christopher

Hopi–Tewa potter Nampeyo (c. 1859–1942) was known as the finest Hopi potter of her generation.

Hopi tewa pottery nampeyo biography of christopher

Hopi tewa pottery nampeyo biography of christopher

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Nampeyo

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Her successful founding and maintenance of the Sityatki Revival Movement in ceramics not only breathed life back into an ancient art form, but also improved the economic standing of the Hopi–Tewa people and sparked a family tradition of pottery craftsmanship that has lasted generations.

Early Life

Nampeyo's story begins in Hano, a Pueblo established in 1696 by Hopi natives and Tewa refugees fleeing west from New Mexico after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, during the Spanish invasions.

Despite the fact that the Tewa were a warrior tribe, they were invited to remain in Hano to help protect the more peaceful Hopi villagers against raiders. By the time Nampeyo was born the two peoples were co–existing happily, having carefully maintained their individual languages and cultures despite frequent intermarriage.

The year of Nampeyo's birth is disputed—some scholars claim it was 1859,