This is one of the larger pieces we have had by Linda Cain.  She is the mother of noted potters Tammy Garcia and Autumn Borts-Medlock.  The jar is very deeply carved with two mountain lions as the design.  They are both inside the cave and the tan micaceous rectangular “door” is the opening to the mouth of the cave.  The neck of the jar is also micaceous and the rim of the jar is polished red.  The two mountain lion figures are surrounded by carved geometric patterns.  The contrast of the polished red surface and the micaceous slips is visually striking.  The wonderful story of this jar is certainly enchanting in both the shape and design.  The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay.