This is classic shaped jar by Daniel Begay.  The piece is coil-built, carved, stone-polished, and traditionally fired.  The jar has a sharp shoulder and long neck.  The neck is deeply carved with a feather design.  Around the body of the jar are two heartline bears.  Note that one bear is polished and surrounded by a matte band while the other is matte with a polished outline.  The jar is fired to a glassy black!  There are a striking contrast of highly polished and matte surfaces.  The style of carving has a beveled appearance to the angle of the cuts into the clay.  The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Daniel Begay”.