Paqua Naha was the mother of noted potter Joy “Frogwoman” Navasie and the mother-in-law of Helen “Featherwoman” Naha. She is known for her traditional designs and use of the various colors of clay at Hopi. She developed the white-ware around 1951-2. She was the first to sign her pottery with her Frog Hallmark, as “Paqua” means Frog in Hopi.  These are a pair of clay salt and pepper shakers.  They are coil-built and slipped white on the bottom and red on the top. They are each painted with two stylized hummingbirds.  The black is painted with bee-weed (a plant), and they were traditionally fired.  As they are slipped with the white clay, it indicates a date from 1951-5.  It is this same white for which Joy Navasie and Helen Naha became famous in their pottery.  They are each signed with her hallmark frog. It is in nearly excellent condition with no cracks, restoration or repair.  It is amazing that they are in such great condition after all these years!