Leah Nampeyo

Leah Garcia Nampeyo, a Hopi/Tewa potter, was a daughter of Fannie Nampeyo and a granddaughter of Nampeyo. She was most active from 1945 to 1974 producing polychrome pots in the Nampeyo family ...
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    Leah Garcia Nampeyo, a Hopi/Tewa potter, was a daughter of Fannie Nampeyo and a granddaughter of Nampeyo. She was most active from 1945 to 1974 producing polychrome pots in the Nampeyo family tradition.

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    Jacka, Jerry D. and Lois Essary Jacka. Art of the Hopi: Contemporary Journeys on Ancient Pathways. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Publishers, 1998. 

    Schaaf, Gregory and Richard Howard, ed. Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies. Santa Fe, MN: Center for Indigenous Arts and Culture Printers, 1998.

     

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    Polacca, Arizona

    Hopi

    Tewa

    Native American

    Citation: Leah Nampeyo, "The Marks Project."
    Last modified April 29, 2026. https://www.themarksproject.org/artists/leah-garcia-nampeyo

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