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Nampeya, Hopi Pottery Maker

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Object Details

  • Date

    ca. 1900-1920

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Halftone print

  • Contributors

    Published by J. R. Willis

  • Object Format

    Postcard

  • Dimensions

    3 7/16 x 5 7/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    Recto:

    u.r. printed: Nampeya, Hopi Pottery Maker --- 225

    l.l. printed: SEE OTHER SIDE

    l.r. printed: 4405-29-N

    Verso:

    u.l. printed: THE HOPI INDIANS are the descendants of \ the prehistoric people who occupied this re- \ gion over 1000 years ago, and are considered \ the best of all Indian pottery makers. They \ use the same designs; many of them symbolic \ as their prehistoric ancestors. The Hopi Snake \ Dance, held each year in August, is a weird \ and thrilling ceremony.

    c.l. printed: DISTRIBUTED BY J.R. WILLIS, BOX 665, ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

    c. printed [transverse]: "C.T. ART-COLORTONE, " MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO, U.S.A.

    l.l. in ink: Greetings \ from \ Ethel Campbell

    l.r. in ink: Miss Joan Gilbert \ 2635 Cherry \ Denver \ Colo.

  • Collection Name

    Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1976.48.265

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
Part of: Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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