Navasie, Eunice “Fawn” – Bowl with Carved Butterflies (1970s)
$ 800.00
Eunice “Fawn” Navasie was a daughter-in-law of Paqua Naha and a sister-in-law of Joy “Frogwoman” Navasie. This is large wide-shoulder bowl is coil-built, carved, painted with bee-weed and clay slips and traditionally fired. It is an exceptional and fascinating bowl. The piece has two carved butterflies along with swirling Hopi birds. They are carved into the clay so that the designs are in relief and then it was painted. The bowl was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface. The style of the piece seemed unusual to me, but certainly reflective of work by Thomas Polacca and Wallace Youvella in the 1970s. Fawn created such a variety of pottery with innovative designs, it would not surprise me that she experimented with a piece (or two) in this style. The bowl is signed on the bottom, “Fawn. This was her signature in the 1970s. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Eunice “Fawn” Navasie was a daughter-in-law of Paqua Naha and a sister-in-law of Joy “Frogwoman” Navasie. This is large wide-shoulder bowl is coil-built, carved, painted with bee-weed and clay slips and traditionally fired. It is an exceptional and fascinating bowl. The piece has two carved butterflies along with swirling Hopi birds. They are carved into the clay so that the designs are in relief and then it was painted. The bowl was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface. The style of the piece seemed unusual to me, but certainly reflective of work by Thomas Polacca and Wallace Youvella in the 1970s. Fawn created such a variety of pottery with innovative designs, it would not surprise me that she experimented with a piece (or two) in this style. The bowl is signed on the bottom, “Fawn. This was her signature in the 1960s. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.
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Navasie, Eunice "Fawn" (1920-1992)
Eunice "Fawn" Navasie was a sister of Perry Navasie (the husband of Joy "Frogwoman" Navasie) and a sister-in-law of Pauline Setalla. She was the mother of noted potters Dawn Navasie, Dolly "White Swann" Joe, Fawn "Little Fawn" Navasie, and Gregory Navasie. She was known for her whiteware pottery and the use of traditional designs. She won numerous awards in the 1960s and 1970s at Gallup Ceremonials and Santa Fe Indian Market. Her pottery was featured in the May, 1974 Arizona Highways.