Naha, Rainy – 7″ Tall Jar with Four Hummingbirds
$ 1,400.00
Rainy Naha learned to make pottery from her mother, Helen “Featherwoman” Naha. Rainy continues in a similar style using a white clay slip as the foundation for her work. This tall jar is one of her tall cylindrical forms. This is a difficult shape to make and keep the sides so perfectly even and straight! The piece is painted with four hummingbirds, or more likely, hummingbird moths, painted as the design. Each pair of hummingbirds are separated by a corn plant design in the center and a linear rain design on the rim. Each bird has a variety of designs derived from classic Hopi pottery. The black is bee-weed and the colors are all-natural clay slips Rainy finds near her home. Each of her pieces is also traditionally fired which gives the white a very pearlescent appearance. It is signed on the bottom with a feather and “Rainy”.
Out of stock
Rainy Naha learned to make pottery from her mother, Helen “Featherwoman” Naha. Rainy continues in a similar style using a white clay slip as the foundation for her work. This jar is one of her tall cylindrical forms. The jar has four hummingbirds, or more likely, hummingbird moths, painted as the design. Each pair of hummingbirds are separated by a corn plant design in the center and a linear rain design on the rim. Each bird has a variety of designs derived from classic Hopi pottery. The black is bee-weed and the colors are all-natural clay slips Rainy finds near her home. Each of her pieces is also traditionally fired which gives the white a very pearlescent appearance. It is signed on the bottom with a feather and “Rainy”.
Brand
Naha, Rainy (b. 1949)
Rainy Naha
Rainy Naha learned to make pottery from her mother, Helen "Featherwoman" Naha, and Rainy is the granddaughter of Hopi-Tewa pottery matriarch Paqua Naha, the first "Frogwoman." The traditional designs of her pottery go back to the early works made by Paqua. Her sister Sylvia and brother Burel Naha are also well-known potters, and they use much the same styles and colors as Rainy. Each piece of Rainy's work is made in the traditional hand-coiled method, then shaped, sanded, and polished before painting with bee-weed (black) and native clay slips and native fired. Rainy continues to innovate and also creates her voice among Hopi-Tewa potters. She has won numerous awards, including "Best of Pottery" at Santa Fe Indian Market in 2007. She signs her pottery with the traditional feather hallmark used by her mom and then adds her first name. We are pleased to carry Rainy in our Gallery both in Scottsdale and Santa Fe.