This is a striking carved melon bowl by Angela Baca.  It is highly polished and has has 24 carved ribs. The area between each rib is a very narrow area of matte in contrast to the polished surface.  The use of the matte to separate each of the ribs harkens back to an earlier style of melon bowls.   The bowl is her classic shape with evenly carved ribs and a polished rim.   The highly polished surface and matte areas almost create the appearance of the matte as an indented shadow!  The bowl is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom  in the clay.