This is a phenomenal circa 1900-1920 Hopi-Tew polychrome painted olla bowl attributed to renowned master pottery Old Lady Nampeyo of Hano (Hopi-Tewa, 1859-1942). The Hopi pottery olla bowl dates to circa 1900-1920 and exhibits a classic Nampeyo pattern polychrome painted showing natural three-color traditional geometric pigment painted pattern. Nampeyo (Hopi-Tewa, 1859-1942) was a Hopi-Tewa potter who is one of the most renowned master from the Hopi Reservation in Arizona. Her Tew name was also spelled Num-pa-yu, meaning “snake that does not bite” and here name is also cited as “Nug-beh-yong” Tewa for Sand Snake. She is the matriarch of the famed Nampeyo family and is widely considered the most recognized Hopi potter with her works in the National Museum of American Art, Museum of Northern Arizona, Spurlock Museum and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University. The piece shows a well documented pattern seen on many early Hopi examples and documented on several Nampeyo examples such as this piece. The piece shows well kept condition with little wear and much of the original paint as well as a nice honest patina. Nampeyo pottery, even attributed examples are exceedingly rare and desirable; see the Hopi-Tewa Attributed piece sold by Altermann in December 2007 for $11,400, the Hopi Nampeyo of Hano attributed bowl sold by Revere Auctions in November 2023 for $5,200, and the Hopi Nampeyo 1905-1915 bowl that sold by Artemis in February 2026 for $4,875; all with a strikingly similar size, manufacture and pattern as this piece. Measures overall 7.5-inches in diameter by 3 5/8-inches high.