Graceful curvilinear motifs echo this jar's gentle shape. Feathers floating through the air, wafting on nature's breezes, come to mind.
Description | Graceful curvilinear motifs echo this jar's gentle shape. Feathers floating through the air, wafting on nature's breezes, come to mind. |
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About the Artist | (1951-2007) A member of the Kachina Clan, this Tewa artist has been actively creating pottery from the 1970's forward. She is the granddaughter of the First Frog Woman; daughter of Joy Navasie, wife of Jim Harrison. Marianne Navasie typically signed her pottery with a frog and tadpole symbol. Navasie respected traditional clay gathering and firing, fashioning her creations using coils of hand-formed clay ropes. She is cited in all major books referencing potters from Hopi. Her awards stem from her participation in American Indian Art Fairs throughout the Southwest. |
Culture | American Indian, Hopi |
Medium | Hand-coiled polychrome pottery |
Size | 11 1/2" height X 11" maximum diameter |
Signed | with Frog and tadpole and "M." in slip underneath |
Condition | Excellent to good, as second photo shows mild smearing of slip on one side |
Provenance | Ju Fu |