This mini bowl is by Juanita Gonzales.  It is carved with the cameo style which Juanita learned from Rose Gonzales.  It has a water serpent (avanyu) as the design.  The avanyu encircles the piece.  It is a later piece of her pottery and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair and some wear near the base.  The bowl is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Juanita”. 

Early San Ildefonso Pottery Innovators -1920-1940