Nampeya, Hopi pottery maker

Subjects: Native American Life Women's History Workers & Occupations
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Nampeya, Hopi pottery maker, Helen Edwards, MD, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A seated Hopi woman, identified as Nampeya, holds a decorated pottery bowl. She is surrounded by numerous examples of painted pottery, including jars, bowls, and plates, displayed on a patterned rug. She wears a dark blue dress with embroidered sleeves and a shawl.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Out here in the west where the men are worthy & the women are wild! The cute number on the other side is my main dish - ain't she a sweetheart? Caram.

PublisherC.T. American Art

Nampeya, Hopi Pottery Maker 225 4405-29 --- THE HOPI INDIANS are the descendants of the prehistoric people who occupied this region over 1000 years ago, and are considered the best of all Indian pottery makers. They use the same designs; many of them symbolic as their prehistoric ancestors. The Hopi Snake Dance, held each year in August, is a weird and thrilling ceremony. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. AMERICAN ART" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) DISTRIBUTED BY J. R. WILLIS, BOX 665, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.

PostmarkedAugust 1, 1938

Addressed to

Helen Edwards

Coloway Ave near Liberty Hgts. Ave, Baltimore, Md.

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 1, 1938
Series	225
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Helen Edwards, Coloway Ave near Liberty Hgts. Ave, Baltimore, MD
Place mentioned	Albuquerque, NM
Publisher	Chicago, IL
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Notes	White border; linen texture; printed '4405-29' at lower right. Postmark: [illegible] ARIZ. AUG 1 30 PM 1938. Divided-back linen-era Curteich "C.T. American Art" card; light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Nampeya, Hopi pottery maker, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/nampeya-hopi-pottery-maker. Accessed October 5, 2026.