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Joy Navasie (1919 - 2012) second Frog Woman - Yellow Flower is among the most famous of Hopi-Tewa potters. She learned the skill from her famous mother, Paqua Naha, the first Frog Woman. Paqua developed white-ware pottery in the mid-1950s and Joy continued the tradition until she ceased potting around 2000 due to health reasons.  She passed away in 2012.

This almost miniature pottery jar was as well made and designed and painted as Joy's major pottery creations.  She devoted as much effort on this one as she would on a major jar.  The shape is exquisite and the painted design beautifully applied.  The jar dates to the late 1970s and is signed with Joy's frog logo - hallmark.

Read more about this pottery here..