This is a large double-shoulder water jar by Margaret Tafoya.  The jar is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired black.  The jar is an unusual combination of shape and carved designs.  There is a double shoulder or “rainbow ridge” on the jar.  Around the body of the jar is a deeply carved avanyu.  What is unusual is that typically, on a jar with a double shoulder, there would be no carving.  However, the complement of the carved band and the rounded shoulder is visually striking.  The jar is highly polished and fired a deep black coloration.  It is signed, “Margaret Tafoya” on the bottom in the clay.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  There is a hole near the base where it was originally made to be a lamp.