This is an exceptional large wide shoulder jar by Debbie Clashin.  She is a cousin of noted potter Mark Tahbo and a descendant of Grace Chapella.  Debbie has quickly become well known for her large-sized traditional Hopi-Tewa pottery. The wide shape rounds up from the shoulder and there is just a slight neck.  The design around the shoulder consists of three eagles.  Each is painted with more complex Hopi-Tewa patterns for their bodies. They are highlighted with additional red and brown clay slips.  Debbie said that it is always more complicated to design a piece with just three designs than four, to create equal symmetry.  It’s not just the design here but the open spaces near the top, which are so engaging.  The jar has been traditionally fired and the blushes encompass the entire surface.  The open spaces and their color ranges add to the “design” of the jar.  It is signed on the bottom with her name and a pipe for his “Tobacco Clan”.