Val Kahe is a daughter of noted potter Gloria Kahe.  This small is coil-built, stone polished, and painted with bee-weed (black).  The design is a series of eight ants, both male and female.  It is a design often used by Daisy Hooee Nampeyo, but also on the work of her mother, Gloria Kahe.  The story is as follows:

“The story was told to me by my grandmother Daisy Hooee Nampeyo as it was told to her grandmother.  Long ago, the People wanted to get rid of the ants around the house.  They would hunt for the hives in the bushes or trees.  Once a hive was found, they would use honey.  The honey was poured into small pots and placed on top of anthills. All the ants would come out because they found that it was sweet.  The people would use a hoe to move the pots of ants away from the home.  That is how they got rid of the ants and that is why we call them “Ant pots”. Cheryl Naha Nampeyo

The bowl was traditionally fired to create the blushes on the surface. It is signed on the bottom, “Val Kahe”.