This jar by Helen “Featherwoman” Naha is one of her more complex designs from the 1980’s.  The jar is coil built and the white is a kaolin clay slip which is applied to the surface.  Helen learned to make this style of pottery from her mother-in-law, Paqua (the first Frogwoman).  This jar is painted with a star pattern around the neck.  This is the “Awatovi Star”, for which she is most famous.  Below the shoulder is a stylized eagle tail pattern.  The black is bee-weed (a plant) and the red is an additional clay slip.  The jar was traditionally fired outside and it fired a very even white. It is signed on the bottom with a feather, which was Helen’s hallmark.  The jar is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.