Charles Navasie is a grandson of noted potter Joy “Frogwoman” Navasie and the son of Loretta Navasie. This jar is an early piece of his pottery from 1989.  It is very classic shape seen in the pottery of Joy Navasie, with the high, rounded shoulder. The jar is painted in four panels with alternating parrot and bird tail designs. The jar is the classic red clay from Hopi and then painted with bee-weed for the black.  It is signed on the bottom “Chas Navasie”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.