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NATHAN BEGAYE
HOPI-TEWA / DINE (NAVAJO) POTTER
POTTER: Nathan Begaye
VESSEL FORMS: Bowls, jars
DESIGN STYLES: Natural colors on white, buff, yellow, orange, red, and green. Parrot, serpent, feathers.
COMMENTS:
Active: 1970 to present
Drawing from both Navajo and Hopi cultures, Nathan uses Navajo Yeis, like the work of Navajo potter
Lucy Leuppe Mc Kelvey. He also makes Sikyatki revival or Hano polychrome wares plus Anasazi style Black-on-Whites.
High quality, fine line painting and a diversity of sytyles makes Nathan Begaye a highly collectable Native American artist.
REFERENCES:
Hopi-Tewa Pottery: 500 Artist Biographies
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