Navasie, Bill – Jar with Swirling Bird Designs (1990s)

Bill Navasie (1969-2004) was a son of noted potters Maynard Navasie (1945-2003) and Veronica (b. 1945) Navasie.  He was a grandson onf Joy Navasie. This jar is coil built and painted with bee-weed (black) and a deep red clay slip. The jar has a high shoulder and it is fully painted.  There are intricately designed Sikyatki birds on the jar.  Note the thin lines!  The jar is signed on the bottom with a Frog hallmark and musical notes.  It was traditionally fired, creating the coloration on the surface.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  Bill didn’t make a lot of pottery and this is the only piece of his work we have had in the gallery.