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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0499-0010   CAS 0499-0010; Jar
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 flaring sides that curve upward to a high, well defined shoulder; Neck curves inward to a wide mouth; Exterior design includes elaborate polychrome patterns of stylized rain bird motifs in red and black (with stippling) between wide black bands at base and neck; 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 = 21.7, Rim Diam = 22.9, Max Diam = 33.3