Naha, Rainy – 8″ Wide Solstice Jar with Moon Phases
$ 1,800.00
This is an iconic Solstice-designed jar by Rainy Naha. She 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 a classic Sikyatki style with a wide sloping shoulder. The jar is slipped with white clay and then painted with natural clay slips and bee-weed (black). The design on the jar is one that Rainy created for her pottery. The Solstice design depicts the phases of the moon. There are four solstice panels with the four phases of the moon. Note the stars surrounding them as well! Below each of the moon phases are two bands of geometric Hopi designs. The designs include an eternity band, snow rain, and colors representing the four directions. Overall, there are seven different colors used on this jar! It is signed on the bottom with her name and feather hallmark. Simply stunning at this size!
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This is an iconic Solstice-designed jar by Rainy Naha. She 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 a classic Sikyatki style with a wide sloping shoulder. The jar is slipped with white clay and then painted with natural clay slips and bee-weed (black). The design on the jar is one that Rainy created for her pottery. The Solstice design depicts the phases of the moon. There are four solstice panels with the four phases of the moon. Note the stars surrounding them as well! Below each of the moon phases are two bands of geometric Hopi designs. The designs include an eternity band, snow rain, and colors representing the four directions. Overall, there are seven different colors used on this jar! It is signed on the bottom with her name and feather hallmark. Simply stunning at this size!
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Naha, Rainy (1949-2026)
Rainy Naha
Rainy Naha learned to make pottery from her mother, Helen "Featherwoman" Naha, and Rainy was 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 was an innovative voice among Hopi-Tewa potters. She won numerous awards, including "Best of Pottery" at Santa Fe Indian Market in 2007. She signed her pottery with the traditional feather hallmark used by her mother and then added her first name.