Rainy Naha

Hopi

Born into the Spider/Stick Clan in 1949, Rainy Naha is the daughter of Helen Naha (First Featherwoman) and granddaughter of Paqua Naha (First Frogwoman). Among Rainy's siblings are Burel Naha and Sylvia Naha Humpheries.

Rainy has been an active potter for more than 40 years and she's earned a lot of blue ribbons over those years. In contradistinction to the Sikyátki Revival yellow ware style, Rainy's work is more along the lines of Walpi Polychrome, using a white slip and designs like bat wings and the Awatovi star pattern of her mother. Some of her pieces have up to five different slips applied to get the different colors. She works near Awatovi Mesa and that's where she finds the pot sherds that stimulate her imagination.

She signs her pieces with the trademark feather of her mother plus her name, Rainy.

Interlocking parrot geometric design on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar with interlocking parrot geometric design
3.25 in H by 5 in Dia
Shard and geometric design on a jar
Solstice bowl with shard and geometric design
4.75 in H by 7 in Dia
Awatovi shard design on a black and white jar
Black and white jar with Awatovi shard design
2.75 in H by 4.25 in Dia
Black and red four direction bird element design on a whiteware jar
Whiteware jar with four direction red and black bird element design
4 in H by 7.5 in Dia
Red and black four direction bird element and shard design on a whiteware jar
Whiteware jar with red and black four direction bird element and shard design
3.75 in H by 6.75 in Dia
Katsina dancer design on a polychrome whiteware cylinder
Polychrome whiteware cylinder with katsina dancer design
10.25 in H by 5.75 in Dia
Solstice and shard geometric design on a whiteware jar
Whiteware jar with solstice and shard geometric design
4 in H by 6.5 in Dia
Bird element and shard design on a polychrome whiteware jar
Polychrome whiteware jar decorated with bird element and shard designs
4.75 in H by 6.25 in dia
Palhik Mana and shard design on a polychrome whiteware jar
Polychrome whiteware jar decorated with Palhik Mana and shard designs
4 in H by 7.5 in Dia
Bird element, flower and shard design on a polychrome whiteware jar
Polychrome whiteware jar with bird element, flower and shard designs
6.25 in H by 6 in Dia
Red and black bird element and shard design on a whiteware jar
Whiteware jar with red and black bird element and shard design
3.75 in H by 7.5 in Dia
Black and red bird element, shard and flower design on a whiteware vase
Whiteware vase with black and red bird element, shard and flower designs
5 in H by 3.25 in Dia
Bird element and shard design on a polychrome white war jar
Polychrome white ware jar with bird element and shard design
4.25 in H by 6.25 in Dia
Stylized hawk and shard design on a polychrome white jar
Polychrome white jar decorated with stylized hawk and shard design
3.75 in H by 4.75 in Dia
Stylized hummingbird and shard design on a polychrome white jar
White jar with polychrome stylized hummingbird and shard design
4.75 in H by 3.5 in Dia
Night Sky motif on a polychrome white ware jar
Polychrome white ware jar decorated with Night Sky motif
3.25 in H by 5.25 in Dia

Hopi Potters