Dawn Navasie
Awatovi Vase
5" H
x 4 3/4" D
This beautiful Hopi pottery was
made by Dawn Navasie. Dawn is the niece to Frog Woman, daughter
of the late Eunice "Fawn" Navasie, and sister to Fawn
Navasie and Dolly Joe.
The Navasie family is composed
of accomplished potters and skilled artisans. Dawn has secured
her place among some of the great ones, already.
As an accomplished potter,
Dawn has shown at several major venues throughout the Southwest.
She has been featured at shows in Santa Fe, NM., the Heard Museum,
and others. She has taken several awards, including Best of Division,
"Hopi Show," Museum of Northern Arizona.
Dawn has appeared in several
magazines and publications dealing primarily with Native American
are and Hopi Pottery, in particularly. These include Hopi-Tewa
Potters by Gregory Schaaf, p. 118; Fourteen Families in
Pueblo Pottery by Rick Dillingham, pp. 60-66; and Arizona
Highways, 1996.
As a traditional piece of
pottery, this charming piece illustrates all of the fine qualities
of high polish and natural firing characteristics.
