This is a large collaborative jar by Elizabeth and Marcellus Medina.  Elizabeth is known for traditional style of Zia pottery.  Each piece is coil built, painted with native clays and native fired.  This jar was made by Elizabeth and painted by her husband, Marcellus Medina.  The jar has a series of birds and they are surrounded by rain and plant designs.  All the colorations are derived from natural clay slips.  The red areas are stone polished in contrast to the matte painted sections.  They have used mica in the red clay, which gives the piece a distinctive texture.  The top of the lid is polished red and there is an added turtle. The top of the turtle has flowers and a bird as the design.  The tan clay used on the bird on the lid is also polished.    The jar is signed on the side “Elizabeth + Marcellus Medina, Zia”.