Les Namingha is known for the innovative shapes and designs on his pottery.  He pulls from both his Hopi-Tewa and Zuni ancestry to create designs.  This jar is one of his classic shape with the round body and the elongated neck.  The jar has Hopi-Tewa style birds painted around the neck.  They are each detailed with various traditional designs from feathers to rain and cloud motifs.  While they background is a peach color with blue dots, the birds are traditional clay colors of black, red and white.  The area around the side of the jar has a white migration pattern painted note the very subtle black bands which encircle the jar.  The bottom is painted with a sun pattern.  The intricacy of the jar is striking and an exceptional balance of traditional and contemporary imagery.  The jar is signed on the bottom.