Mary Ester Archuleta is the second youngest daughter of Margaret Tafoya.  She has never made a lot of pottery, and most of it was created in the 1970s and 1980s. This jar is round in shape with a short neck, inspired by the shape of a classic storage jar. The jar has two bear paws impressed into the clay and then it was fully polished.  The jar was fired a deep red coloration.  The piece tells the story of the bear leading the Pueblo people into the mountains during a drought to find water.   It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Mary Archuleta.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.