Darlene Nampeyo

Hopi

A great-great granddaughter of Nampeyo of Hano, Darlene is a descendant through Nampeyo's eldest daughter Annie Healing and Annie's eldest daughter Rachel Namingha. Her mother is Ruth James, sister of Dextra Quotskuyva, Eleanor Lucas and Priscilla Namingha.

Darlene learned to make pottery from her aunts, Priscilla and Dextra. Her designs are painted with bee-weed (black) and ground red hematite, then traditionally fired to create "fire clouds" on the clay surface.

Darlene's pottery can be found in museums throughout the Southwest. She has also earned ribbons at events such as the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Museum Indian Art Fair & Market.

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Katsina design on a black on buff tile

Black on buff tile with katsina design
6 in H by 4.25 in W

Four-direction, corn and geometric designs on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile with four-direction, corn and geometric designs
5.25 in H by 4.5 in W

Bird element geometric design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile with bird element geometric design
5.25 in H by 4.25 in W

Hand, dragonfly and geometric design on a tile

Tile with hand, dragonfly and geometric design
5.25 in H by 5.5 in W

Katsina design obn a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile with katsina design
6.5 in H by 4.25 in W

Shard design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile with shard design
5.75 in H by 4.5 in Dia

Shard design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile with shard design
5.5 in H by 4.25 in Dia

Bat wing and geometric design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile with bat wing and geometric design
3.75 in H by 4 in Dia

Eagletail design on a miniature polychrome canteen

Miniature polychrome canteen with an eagletail design
2 in H by 1.5 in Dia

Katsina design on a tile

Tile decorated with a katsina design
6.5 in H by 4.25 in Dia

Corn plant, kiva step and geometric design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile decorated with a corn plant, kiva step and geometric design
5 in H by 3.75 in Dia

Corn, spiral and geometric design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile decorated with a spiral, corn and geometric design
5.5 in H by 4.5 in Dia

Bird element and geometric design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile with a bird element and geometric design
5.25 in H by 5.25 in Dia

Geometric design on a polychrome jar

Tile decorated with a geometric design
5.75 in H by 5.25 in Dia

Eagletail and geometric design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile decorated with an eagletail and geometric design
5.25 in L by 4.75 in W by 0.25 in H

Katsina design on a polychrome tile

Polychrome tile decorated with a katsina design
5.5 in L by 4.25 in W

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