Bowl

probably Nampeyo (Harmless Snake) (Hopi Pueblo, Hano (Tewa Village), First Mesa, 1860–1942)

about 1901–04

Object PlaceHopi-Tewa, Southwest, United States

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware with slip paint

DimensionsOverall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Diam.(Overall): 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)

Credit LineGift of Independence Investment Associates, Inc.

Accession number1995.110

On View

On view

ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Americas

ProvenancePurchased in Arizona by Walter Tennyson Swingle (b. 1871 - d. 1952), Washington, DC; to his son [see note]; sold by Swingle's son to Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery, Santa Fe, NM; 1995, sold by Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 21, 1995)

NOTE: According to the dealer, Swingle's son found this bowl in the attic of his East coast home in a box marked "Nampeyo."