Naha, Rainy – 9″ Wide Jar with “Awatovi Red Star” Design
$ 2,000.00
This jar by Rainy Naha is based on the classic “Awatovi Star” pattern revived by her mother, Helen Naha. The jar has the Awatovi star painted on the top with the classic fine line detail and a red outline. Awatovi was a village located near Hopi from 1200 to 1700. They created white ware pottery with painted surface designs. On this jar, the area surrounding each point of the star is adorned with various traditional Hopi designs. The designs range from clouds and rain to other elemental imagery. The black and white areas and especially the black swirls are a tribute to Rainy’s mother, Helen “Featherwoman” Naha, who was one of the revivalists of Awatovi pottery. The jar is slipped with white clay and then the designs are painted onto the surface using native clays and bee-weed (black). Each of the colors is derived from natural clay slips. There is a balance of the design on the surface as the piece is turned, which is simply beautiful! It is signed on the bottom with a feather and her name.
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This jar by Rainy Naha is based on the classic “Awatovi Star” pattern revived by her mother, Helen Naha. The jar has the Awatovi star painted on the top with the classic fine line detail and a red outline. Awatovi was a village located near Hopi from 1200 to 1700. They created white ware pottery with painted surface designs. On this jar, the area surrounding each point of the star is adorned with various traditional Hopi designs. The designs range from clouds and rain to other elemental imagery. The black and white areas and especially the black swirls are a tribute to Rainy’s mother, Helen “Featherwoman” Naha, who was one of the revivalists of Awatovi pottery. The jar is slipped with white clay and then the designs are painted onto the surface using native clays and bee-weed (black). Each of the colors is derived from natural clay slips. There is a balance of the design on the surface as the piece is turned, which is simply beautiful! It is signed on the bottom with a feather and her name.
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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.