Garrett Maho is known for his traditional and innovative Hopi-Tewa pottery.  This tile is very tightly painted with a traditional Hopi style bird as the design. The bird is intricately painted and note the checkerboard pattern on the body!  The tile is painted with a deep red is an additional clay slip while the black is painted with bee-weed (a plant).  The tile has been traditionally fired so that there are blushes on the surface.  The piece is signed on the back in the clay.