Clinton Polacca Nampeyo, Tewa Pueblo Water Jarwith Migration pattern
Clinton Polacca Nampeyo
1958-2022
Tewa (Hopi) Pueblo
Date
c.1990
Classification
Ceramic
Dimensions
7 5/8 x 9 x 9 in. (19.4 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm.)
Accession Number
2025.35.30.13
Credit
Gift of Doris M. Lumsden
Biography
Clinton Polacca Nampeyo is a great-grandson of noted potter Nampeyo of Hano. He is a grandson of Fannie Nampeyo and son of Harold Polacca. Clinton began making pottery around 1975 and was taught by Fannie Nampeyo. “I learned from watching my grandmother, Fannie. I just starting doing pots by myself four years ago. I used to just make them, and she’d paint them. I have a respect for the designs. I usually just sell to people who really want them and connect with the design and respect it.” – Clinton Polacca (Fourteen Families)
Inscription
Clinton Polacca 'Nampeyo'
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