Naha, Rainy – Seed Bowl with Bear Paw Design (1990s)
$ 650.00
Rainy Naha was well known for her creative and intricately designed pottery. This is one of her early designs with bear paws around the top and base. Around the center are thin lines. Rainy said her earlier work was often inspired by the work of her mother, Helen “Feather Woman” Naha. The top of the seed bowl has a tan clay slip. The same tan slip is on the bottom. The black is bee-weed and the bowl was traditionally fired. It is signed on the bottom with a feather and “Rainy”. The piece is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Rainy Naha is well known for her creative and intricately designed pottery. This bowl is one of her early designs with bear paws around the neck and base. In the center are thin lines. Rainy said her earlier work was often inspired by the work of her mother, Helen “Feather Woman” Naha. The top of the seed bowl has a tan clay slip. The same tan slip is on the bottom. The black is bee-weed and the bowl was traditionally fired. It is signed on the bottom with a feather and “Rainy”. The bowl has an Honorable Mention ribbon from the 1994 Santa Fe Indian Market. The piece is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair. Rainy has won numerous awards for her pottery at Santa Fe Indian Market and the Heard Market and her work continues to be a creative inspiration in Hopi-Tewa pottery.
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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.