Navasie, Joy “Frogwoman” – Water Jar with Swirling Clouds and Bird Wings (1980s)

Joy Navasie was known for her white-slipped pottery and her classic use of design elements. She learned to make pottery from her mother, Paqua, who also used the white clay and signed with a frog as a hallmark. The white kaolin clay is a slip that is applied to the surface of the bowl, and then black (bee-weed) and red clay slips are used for painting. This jar has a high shoulder and an elongated neck. The neck has swirling clouds. The body of the jar has bird wings in red and also in black in each of the four panels of design. The jar is signed on the bottom with her frog hallmark. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.