Hopi Pottery Symbols

Hopi Pottery Symbols
Author: Alex Patterson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1994
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

An incorporation of the manuscript "Pottery of Tusayan: Catalog of the Keam Collection" and Alexander M. Stephen's interpretations and cultural stories, making this a unique guide to 84 symbols.

Nampeyo and Her Pottery

Nampeyo and Her Pottery
Author: Barbara Kramer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 246
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Nampeyo, the famous Hopi-Tewa potter (1860-1942), is known for the grace and beauty of her work, but very little accurate information has been available about her life. Romantic myths, cultural misunderstandings, and outright distortions have obscured both Nampeyo the artist and the person. Based on an exhaustive search of first-person accounts, photographic evidence, and interviews with family members, Kramer provides the only reliable biography of the artist. By the turn of the century, Nampeyo had revitalized Hopi pottery by creating a contemporary style inspired by prehistoric ceramics. Military men, missionaries, anthropologists, photographers, artists, and tourists all collected her unsigned work. This biography contributes to an understanding of changes on the Hopi reservation effected by outsiders during Nampeyo's life and the complex response of American society to Native Americans and their art. Kramer also presents the first stylistic analysis of vessels made by Nampeyo.

Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery

Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery
Author: Rick Dillingham
Publisher: UNM Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1994
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780826314994

In 1974 Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery was published to accompany an exhibit at the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology: twenty years later there are some 80,000 copies in print. Like Seven Families, this updated and greatly enlarged version by Rick Dillingham, who curated the original exhibition, includes portraits of the potters, color photographs of their work, and a statement by each potter about the work of his or her family. In addition to the original seven--the Chino and Lewis families (Acoma Pueblo), the Nampeyos (Hopi), the Guteirrez and Tafoya families (Santa Clara), and the Gonzales and Martinez families (San Ildefonso)--the author had added the Chapellas and the Navasies (Hopi-Tewa), the Chavarrias (Santa Clara), the Herrera family (Choti), the Medina family (Zia), and the Tenorio-Pacheco and the Melchor families (Santo Domingo). Because the craft of pottery is handed down from generation to generation among the Pueblo Indians, this extended look at multiple generations provides a fascinating and personal glimpse into how the craft has developed. Also evident are the differences of opinion among the artists about the future of Pueblo pottery and the importance of following tradition. A new generation of potters has come of age since the publication of Seven Families. The addition of their talents, along with an ever-growing interest in Native American pottery, make this book a welcome addition to the literature on the Southwest.

Canvas of Clay

Canvas of Clay
Author: Edwin L. Wade
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Hopi art
ISBN: 9780615639826

"The vessels in the pages that follow open to us a world flickering with the light of a people's collective character and shared philosophy. These vessels have bodies of clay, but they float before us in the zero gravity of wisdom and belief."-- Edwin L. Wade Canvas of Clay tells the story of Hopi ceramics from the 14th century to recent times, offering a particularly close look at the art and life of the master potter Nampeyo (1860-1942). It analyzes the specific dynamics of nearly 100 jars and bowls, all richly illustrated, weaving in many insights into Hopi history, aesthetics, and symbolism. Included are original schematic drawings that will help readers understand how pottery decoration is built from ingeniously combined design elements. This book is a glorious testament to a brilliant art form and its practitioners, presented with passion, knowledge, and respect.

Spoken Through Clay

Spoken Through Clay
Author: Charles S. King
Publisher:
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2017
Genre: Indian art
ISBN: 9780890136249

A state-by-state guide for folk art enthusiasts to learn about the masked dances still carried out in Mexico's Indian and mestizo communities.

Native American Pottery Symbols and Designs

Native American Pottery Symbols and Designs
Author: James P Barufaldi Ph D
Publisher:
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2021-02-03
Genre:
ISBN:

Photographs and descriptions of Native American Pottery Symbols and Designs from the James P. And Dorothy S. Barufaldi Collection.

Hopi Painting

Hopi Painting
Author: Patricia Janis Broder
Publisher: Dutton Books
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1978
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Ancestral Hopi Migrations

Ancestral Hopi Migrations
Author: Patrick D. Lyons
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2003-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780816522804

Assesses the scale and impact of ancestral Hopi migrations, including the origin and spread of Roosevelt Red Ware, and examines the archaeological record of Homol'ovi, presenting evidence that the ancient inhabitants of the Winslow, Arizona, area were immigrants from the Hopi Mesas.