This is a traditional lage wedding vase by Burel Naha.  He is the son of Helen “Featherwoman” Naha and a brother of Rainy Naha and Sylvia Naha.  While he no longer makes much pottery, he was well known for his intricately painted pieces and especially the use of the spider design.  This vase has a high shoulder and elongated spouts.  Above and below the shoulder is the Awatovi Star design.  This was a design revived by his mother, Helen Naha, from the pottery of Awatovi near Hopi.  The piece is painted using bee-weed (black) on a white kaolin clay surface.  The wedding vase was traditionally fired.  It is signed on the bottom with a feather and a Long Hair katsina, which is his hallmark.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.