Loren Hamilton is a son of noted potter Tonita Nampeyo and a grandson of Fannie Nampeyo.  This jar is coil-built, carved, painted with native clays, and traditionally fired.  The jar has a flute player, stalk of corn, and a Sun Katsina as the rising sun.  Each is carved into the clay and then painted with clay slips to create the various designs.  The background is fully etched with thin lines.  The designs are intricately painted, and the remainder is fully polished tan (the natural color of the clay).  The jar was traditionally fired and it is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Loren H Nampeyo”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.