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Biography: Helen Naha (1922-1993) Feather Woman
Category: Artists | Posted by | Fri, May 3rd 2013, 4:14pm
Helen Naha (Feather Woman) and Joy Navasie (Frog Woman) were sisters-in-law. Helen Naha married Joy Navasie's brother, Archie Naha.
The two families lived on a large ranch just east of Keam's Canyon on the Hopi Reservation.
Helen was known for her stark black-on-white Hopi pottery early in her career and for exquisite polychrome pots in later times. Her hallmark is a feather.
Biography: Helen Naha (Feather Woman) [1922-1993]