Navasie, Joy “Frogwoman” – ” Tall Jar with Swirling Birds and Clouds (1980s)
$ 1,100.00
Joy Navasie was known for her white slipped pottery and classic use of design elements. She learned to make pottery from her mother, Paqua, who also used the white clay and signed with a frog as a hallmark. The white kaolin clay is a slip that is applied to the surface of the bowl, and then black (bee-weed) and red clay slips are used for painting. This jar has a high shoulder and an elongated neck. The neck has rain and bird wing geometrics. The jar has four panels of design, each with swirling bird wings and geometric patterns. It is a very complicated design that was painted with bee-weed (black) highlighted with a dark red clay slip. The bowl is signed on the bottom with her frog hallmark. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Joy Navasie was known for her white slipped pottery and classic use of design elements. She learned to make pottery from her mother, Paqua, who also used the white clay and signed with a frog as a hallmark. The white kaolin clay is a slip that is applied to the surface of the bowl, and then black (bee-weed) and red clay slips are used for painting. This jar has a high shoulder and an elongated neck. The neck has rain and bird wing geometrics. The jar has four panels of design, each with swirling bird wings and geometric patterns. It is a very complicated design that was painted with bee-weed (black) highlighted with a dark red clay slip. The bowl is signed on the bottom with her frog hallmark. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Navasie, Joy "Frogwoman" (1919 - 2012)
