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Frog Woman (Paqua Naha) (Native American (Hopi), 1890–1955)
Native American, Hopi Pueblo
about 1941
Object Place: Hopi, Hano village, First Mesa, Arizona, United States, Keams Canyon, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with slip paint
Dimensions
26.03 cm (10 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Thelma Bonney Hall Towle
Accession Number1987.248
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionOrange colored pot with black lip and geometric designs divided into three horizontal sections. Some sponge painted areas. Marked in slip on base with simple outline of frog with daubed head, body, and legs each with three toes.
Marks
Hallmark in slip on base: [Outline of frog with daubed head, body, and legs each with three toes]
ProvenanceAbout 1945, sold by the Lorenzo Hubbell Trading Post, Winslow, AZ to Thelma Bonney Hall Towle (b. 1915 - d. 2011), Peabody, MA [see note]; 1987, gift of Thelma Bonney Hall Towle to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 22, 1987)
NOTE: Thelma Towle worked with the Native Americans of Arizona in the 1940s, and occasionally worked at the Hubbell Trading Post.
NOTE: Thelma Towle worked with the Native Americans of Arizona in the 1940s, and occasionally worked at the Hubbell Trading Post.