Mary Ester Archuleta is the second youngest daughter of Margaret Tafoya.  While she no longer makes pottery she was active in the 1970’s and 1980’s.  Much of her pottery was inspired by the incised San Juan style of pottery as she married into San Juan and lived there.   This is one of her carved melon bowls.  It is a beautiful shape and highly polished.  There are 21 ribs on the bowl and each is carved into the clay and separated by a matte band.  It is perfectly polished and a stunning black mellon.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Mary E. Archuleta.  It is in perfect condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.