Nampeyo

Artist, Visual Artist

1860 – 1942

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Who was Nampeyo?

Iris Nampeyo was a Hopi - Tewa potter who lived on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. She received the English name Iris as an infant, but was better known by her Tewa name, Num-pa-yu, meaning "snake that does not bite".

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Born
1860
Arizona
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
1942

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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