{"title":"Naha, Sylvia","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"131205-05-hopi-pottery-by-sylvia-naha-1951-1999-feather-womans-daughter","title":"Hopi Pottery by Sylvia Naha (1951-1999)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHopi Pottery by Sylvia Naha (1951-1999) \u003cbr\u003e2.75\" x 5.5\"\u003cbr\u003eA low form seed jar with dense black on white ship star and swirl motif. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Very Good Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSylvia Naha (also known as Sylvia Naha Humphrey (1951–1999) was a noted Hopi-Tewa (Hopi Pueblo) potter from the Spider Clan on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. She came from a distinguished multi-generational family of potters with Her Granddaughter of Paqua Naha (the first “Frog Woman”), a pioneering Hopi-Tewa potter known for white-slipped work. Daughter of Helen Naha (the first “Feather Woman,” 1922–1993), who refined white-slipped Hopi pottery techniques in the early 1950s using local clays that resisted cracking during firing. Sister of potters Rainy Naha and Burel Naha (sometimes called “Spider Man”). Sylvia learned traditional hand-coiling, polishing, painting, and outdoor firing (often with sheep dung) by watching and assisting her mother and grandmother. She specialized in whiteware (white-slipped pottery polished and painted with bee-weed\/black and native colored slips).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45878014247077,"sku":"131205-05","price":975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/131205-05_3_0dfb5298-d658-4b90-9c9b-5f9cd2eed17c.jpg?v=1787273798"},{"product_id":"131205-07-hopi-pottery-by-sylvia-naha-1951-1999-feather-womans-daughter","title":"Hopi Pottery by Sylvia Naha (1951-1999)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate 20th Century\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.5\" x 4.25\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fine low, bulbous form bowl with clean plychrome motif. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSylvia Naha (1951–1999),  was a renowned Hopi-Tewa potter from a legendary family of artists. She was the daughter of Helen Naha (the original Feather Woman) and granddaughter of Paqua Naha (the original Frog Woman). After her mother's passing, Sylvia inherited the \"Feather Woman\" title and signed her pieces with a feather hallmark plus an \"S\" to distinguish them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer pottery, including seed jars, features traditional hand-coiled construction, stone polishing, and painting with natural pigments (often black bee-weed and red\/orange clay slips on a white-slipped base). 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She came from a distinguished multi-generational family of potters with Her Granddaughter of Paqua Naha (the first “Frog Woman”), a pioneering Hopi-Tewa potter known for white-slipped work. Daughter of Helen Naha (the first “Feather Woman,” 1922–1993), who refined white-slipped Hopi pottery techniques in the early 1950s using local clays that resisted cracking during firing. Sister of potters Rainy Naha and Burel Naha (sometimes called “Spider Man”). Sylvia learned traditional hand-coiling, polishing, painting, and outdoor firing (often with sheep dung) by watching and assisting her mother and grandmother. She specialized in whiteware (white-slipped pottery polished and painted with bee-weed\/black and native colored slips).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46014536155301,"sku":"230906-14","price":1840.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/230906-14_2_ce375f7e-0ff8-42f0-b3fe-4dda0966315a.jpg?v=1786132387"},{"product_id":"hopi-pueblo-seed-jar-pottery-by-sylvia-naja","title":"Hopi Pueblo Seed Jar Pottery By Sylvia Naha","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 1990's\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.625\" H x 3.5\" D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Coiled with Local White Clay with a Painted Lizard and Corn Plant in Black in a Fine High Shoulder with Slightly Convex Top\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSylvia Naha (1951–1999),  was a renowned Hopi-Tewa potter from a legendary family of artists. She was the daughter of Helen Naha (the original Feather Woman) and granddaughter of Paqua Naha (the original Frog Woman). After her mother's passing, Sylvia inherited the \"Feather Woman\" title and signed her pieces with a feather hallmark plus an \"S\" to distinguish them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer pottery, including seed jars, features traditional hand-coiled construction, stone polishing, and painting with natural pigments (often black bee-weed and red\/orange clay slips on a white-slipped base). She drew inspiration from ancient Hopi designs, like those from Awatovi ruins, and blended them with her mother's motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47314354569381,"sku":"251114-09","price":735.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/251114-09_1.jpg?v=1766000619"},{"product_id":"hopi-pueblo-pottery-by-feather-woman","title":"Hopi Pueblo Pottery By Sylvia Naha","description":"\u003cp\u003eLate 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.5\" H x 2.375\" D\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Coiled Small Lizard Motif Design \"Bosch\" with Painted Dark Brown and Terracotta Colors Stamped with an \"S\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a Private Colorado Collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Very Good Condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSylvia Naha (also known as Sylvia Naha Humphrey (1951–1999) was a noted Hopi-Tewa (Hopi Pueblo) potter from the Spider Clan on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona. 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