Joy Navasie (1919 - 2012) second Frog Woman - Yellow Flower is the first potter to inherit the Frog Woman name. Her mother, Paqua Naha, was the first Frog Woman and, when she passed away in 1955, the Frog Woman name passed on to Joy. Her mother was also her mentor and Joy began making pottery around 1935 and apparently began using a frog hallmark on her pottery around 1939 although it was different from that of her mom's. Joy put web feet on her frogs and Paqua used short lines for toes. Joy said that her mom was the first to produce white pottery at Hopi and had started doing so around 1951 or 1952.
This small jar was made in the vessel shape of prehistoric pottery with a small base expanding upward and outward to a mid-body.
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