Alice Cling was one of the innovative Navajo potters who in the 1980-90’s turned Navajo pottery from a folk art to a fine art. This jar is a tall shape and she has painted a series of black stripes around the body of the piece. The stripes give the jar a unique appearance and they visually mesh with the fired clouds from the traditional firing.  The jar is outdoor fired and ranges in color from deep red to black. The piece was covered in pine-pitch after the firing, a continuation of the traditional Navajo pottery when pitch was used to make the pottery water proof. Alice has won numerous awards for her pottery and been featured in books such as “Legacy of Generations.”  It is signed on the bottom.