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          Elva Nampeyo (–) was an American studio potter..

          Elva Nampeyo () (also known as Elva Tewaguna) was born in the Corn Clan house where her grandmother Nampeyo lived at Hano on First Mesa.

        1. Elva Nampeyo (–) (also known as Elva Tewaguna) was an American studio potter.
        2. Elva Nampeyo (–) was an American studio potter.
        3. Elva Nampeyo was born in the Corn Clan house of her grandmother, Nampeyo of Hano, in She was the daughter of Fannie Nampeyo.
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          5. Elva Nampeyo

          American potter (–)

          Elva Nampeyo

          Born&#;()

          First Mesa, Arizona

          Died (aged&#;58&#;59)
          NationalityAmerican
          Known&#;forPottery
          SpouseRichard Tewaguna

          Elva Nampeyo (–) (also known as Elva Tewaguna) was an American studio potter.[1]

          Biography

          Elva Nampeyo was born in the Hopi-Tewa Corn Clan atop HopiFirst Mesa, Arizona.[2] Her parents were Fannie Nampeyo and Vinton Polacca.[3] Her grandmother Nampeyo had led a revival of ancient traditional pottery and established a family tradition of pottery making.

          As a child Elva would watch her grandmother make pottery and later her mother taught Elva and her siblings the craft of pottery making.[2]

          Nampayo went on to marry Richard Tewaguna and had five children, four of whom, Neva, Elton, Miriam and Adelle followed in the family pottery making tradition.

          All sign their work with their first names followed by "Nampeyo" and an ear of corn.[2&#