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A HOPI POLYCHROME BOWL
Of compressed form, with small flat base, rounded sides and curving rim, painted in red and brown against a creamy white slip, the interior decorated with hooked feather motif enclosed by a band, the exterior decorated with a design band of terraced elements and winged motifs, signed on the base by Frogwoman
12in. (30.5cm.) diameter

Lot Essay

"Joy Navasie is among the most famous and prolific Hopi-Tewa potters. She is known as 'Frog Woman,' the name being passed down from her mother, Paqua Naha. Her mother taught her how to make pottery, her career beginning around 1935. She began signing her pots with a Frog Hallmark around 1939. She draws her frog with web feet, while her mother drew the frog with short toes (Schaaf, 1998, p.122)."

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