This large, wide bowl by Rainy Naha is a beautiful balance of form and design. The shape is a classic Sikyatki style with a very wide and flat shoulder.  It is amazing that she could make a piece which has both the width, but is also so flat!  It’s always a chance that it will crack in drying or firing.  The bowl is slipped white and then painted with natural clay slips and bee-weed (black).  The design around the mouth is the “eternity belt”. The rest of the bowl is a very complicated version of the “solstice”, with bands representing the phases of the moon.  Between those sections, there are sun, cloud, rain, and corn designs. Some of the colors are polished and some are left matte.  The painting on the surface is wonderfully intricate and varied.  The bowl is signed on the bottom with her name and father hallmark.  It is from 2000 and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It has a Second place (red) ribbon from Santa Fe Indian Market. The ribbon is signed by Russell Sanchez and Dick Howard.  Definitely a wonderful piece of history and an unusual large vessel by this exceptional potter!