Hopi Pottery Vase signed Shirley, Lupton, Arizona 10-17-1955

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Beautiful OLD RARE Vase signed SHIRLEY – Lupton, Arizona 10-17-55.  Possibly (SHIRLEY BENN NAMPEYO?)
This vase measures 5 1/4" high x 5" wide. It does have some wear commensurate with its age, no cracks. Please examine pictures closely.
As far as I can see, there is nothing now in Lupton, AZ but a truck stop and a few small churches.  Not 100% this says Lupton, AZ.  But that's my best guess.  This would have been a likely spot for roadside selling back in the 50's, being a truck stop on Route 66.
This is a beautiful traditional older Hopi sityatki vase. We do not know conclusively who created this pot and are not attributing it to a particular Hopi potter, we've had it a long time. The only Shirley we do know of is Shirley Benn Nampeyo who is primarily known as a jeweler but also made pottery.
Shirley Benn Nampeyo, Hopi/Tewa, active 1950-80: Pottery, jewelry, necklaces, and pins Shirley is the Great-granddaughter of Nampeyo; granddaughter of Annie Healing; niece of Rachel Namingha Nampeyo; daughter of Daisy Hooee; sister of Louella Naha Inote and Raymond Naha; wife of Virgil Benn. Shirley Benn Nampeyo is Hopi-Tewa, but worked at Zuni Pueblo.
"I learned most of my pottery from my grandmother, and when I got to doing more my mother helped with shaping. She taught me the ways to make them. The pottery maidens [Zuni Olla Maidens, a performance group that carries large water jars on their heads] would come in summertime, and she [Daisy] would help them make pottery. I learned to mix paint from my mom and learned about the designs, where they come from. I am also a silversmith, I do channel work, necklaces, bolos, and pins." -Shirley Benn (Dillingham 1994).
"I really enjoy making pottery, maybe more than jewelry. We spend time in both Zuni & Hopi. Hopi is where I make our pottery because we are surrounded by houses in Zuni and the smell of the manure is not appreciated by our neighbors. Zuni has built up, before no one was around our house."
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