Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0499-0009 | |
| Category | Pottery; Vessels | |
| Object Name | Jar | |
| Culture | Hopi-Tewa | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; First Mesa | |
| Maker's Name | Paqua Naha (aka First Frog Woman) (ca. 1890-1955) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Sikyatki revival style jar with flat base, flaring sides; Very high, well defined shoulder, and very short neck; Rim form is straight with rounded lip; Wide design band covering lower shoulder and most of sides is divided into 4 main panels with feather and cloud motifs repeated twice in red and black, all between wide black upper and lower framing lines; Artist’s hallmark of a frog is painted in black on base. Paqua Naha was the mother of Joy Navasie (second Frog Woman), the grandmother of Natelle Navasie Curtis, the great-grandmother of Harrison Jim, Jr., the mother-in-law of Helen Naha (Feather Woman), and the grandmother of Sylvia Naha, all of whose work are represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.1, Rim Diam = 22.7, Max Diam = 34.0 | |