Hopi-Tewa Polychrome Jar with Sikyatki Style Birds [SOLD]

Rarely is Hopi-Tewa pottery as thin-walled as Acoma pottery but, in this instance, Rainy Naha has achieved that.  Thin-walled is one attribute and finely constructed is another.  The jar is well balanced and beautifully slipped in creamy white clay that has been stone polished to a beautiful burnish.  The pair of facing parrots was applied with the utmost precision.  Take note of the feathers on the parrots’ heads—they are Sikyatki style birds.  The designs on the bodies of the parrots are reproductions of Sikyatki pottery designs from potsherds.

Rainy Naha is a daughter of Helen Naha (1^st Featherwoman) and the granddaughter of Paqua Naha (1^st Frogwoman).  Her siblings are Burel , Sylvia, and Rechenda. She signs her pottery with the traditional feather hallmark used by her mom and then adds her first name. 

This is a recent jar by Rainy Naha and is in original excellent condition.