This jar brings together many of the best elements of Les Namingha’s pottery.  The jar is a classic Hopi storage jar shape with the wide shoulder and sloping neck.  The top half is painted with a complex pattern of stylized katsina masks.  They are detail and appear as the jar is turned.  Separating the various masks are the detailed Pueblo designs.  There are elements that remind one of the jewelry of Charles Loloma or Boyd Tsosie. Other sections bring to mind the connection of the various katsinas and the seasons, such as with the small moon.  As the jar is turned there is the surprise on the bottom with a series of geometric patterns in circular abstract form.  They are almost like enlarged fingerprints on the bottom of the jar.  Who is holding up the vessel to view this beautifully perfect balance in the complexity of the top designs.  Les has named this piece, “Pueblo Ceremony”.  It is made from native clay and painted with acrylic and it is signed on the bottom.