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Hisi Quotskuyva Nampeyo

Cultural affiliations: Hopi

born 1964

bowl, late 1900s

Where object was made: Hopi Reservation, Arizona, United States

Material/technique: ceramic; paint

Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 6.8 x 23 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 2 11/16 x 9 1/16 in

Credit line: Gift of Hugh J. Zimmer

Accession number: 2017.0133

On display: Michaelis Gallery

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Spencer Museum of Art Highlights

Hisi Quotskuyva Nampeyo is a fourth-generation descendent of Nampeyo, a highly influential Hopi-Tewa potter working in the late 1800s. Using broken pieces of ceramics from archeological sites of villages from the 1500s, Nampeyo developed a unique artistic practice for her time. Today her pottery can be found across museums, galleries, and private collections, but Nampeyo’s legacy continues through her family, many of whom practice the same pottery techniques that she revitalized. She taught her daughters, who taught their children and grandchildren. The Spencer’s collection includes ceramics representing several generations of artistry in Nampeyo’s family.

Empowerment

Hisi Quotskuyva Nampeyo is the daughter or Dextra Quotskuyva and niece of Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo, part of the fifth generation of the Nampeyo family of potters.

Empowerment

Hisi Quotskuyva Nampeyo is the daughter or Dextra Quotskuyva and niece of Priscilla Namingha Nampeyo, part of the fifth generation of the Nampeyo family of potters.