This is a very large storage jar by Arthur and Hilda Coriz.  Hilda would coil build each piece and then they would be painted by Arthur. The painting was done with natural clay slips (white and red) and then wild spinach (black).  This jar was entitled, “A Family of Deer”.  It is round in shape with a short neck.  The piece is painted around the center with a family of six deer separated by plants.  Around the rim are rain designs and below are wild spinach patterns. The wild spinach is the plant used to paint the black.  The rim of the jar has a  “spirit line” or break in the painted design on the rim, which then extends down through the entire design.  This goes back to historic Kewa pottery when the artist would use the spirit line to release their spirit or connection from the vessel.  The lower section is polished red and note on the base that the initial coils of the jar are visible.  The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Arthur and Hilda Coriz”. The jar is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair but some wear near the base.  It is not often that we see their pottery and especially at this scale!