Nampeyo and Her Pottery

List of Illustrations vii Author's Notes and Acknowledgments ix Part I. Nampeyo Birth ``Everything the old way.'' 3(10) Youth ``Just like old lady, she makes the potteries.'' 13(10) Marriage ``So one time this Lesso came along.'' 23(12) Schools ``You will forget how to make it warm.'' 35(8) Two Anthropologists ``Numpe'yo, the distinguished Tewa potter.'' 43(10) Sikyatki and the Snake Dance ``Our landlady makes the best pottery in town.'' 53(8) Missionaries ``Immortal souls to be saved.'' 61(8) Making a Pot ``Others were jealous.'' 69(8) Photographers and Collectors ``The ware of old Nampeyo and her daughter have gone far and wide.'' 77(10) Hopi House ``Quaintly garbed Indians on the housetop.'' 87(8) Children ``They were a nice couple, her and Lesso.'' 95(6) Chicago ``Nampeyjo, squaw, the greatest maker of Indian pottery alive.'' 101(8) Published Distortions ``Distant ignorance and lack of sympathy.'' 109(12) Diminishing Sight ``Thy eyes so dim.'' 121(8) Alone ``He always go around everywhere she goes.'' 129(8) Death ``Where the church-goers are buried.'' 137(22) Part II. Her Pottery Stylistic Analysis of Vessels 159(46) Profiles of Vessels 179(5) Common Designs 184(5) Appendixes A Published Fallacies and Erroneous Photographs 189(5) B Genealogy 194(3) C Maps 197(8) Notes 205(10) Bibliography 215(6) Index 221