Madeline Naranjo (b. 1916) was known for her deep carved pottery.  This smaller water jar has a double shoulder or “rainbow ridge”.  This is always technically a bit more difficult to make but the result creates an additional angle for the light to reflect off the piece.  The entire jar is fully polished, including into the mouth of the jar.  There are four bear paws impressed into the clay before it was polished. The bear paws are symbolic of a Santa Clara story which told of a bear which led the Pueblo people to water during a drought. The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Madeline Naranjo” on the bottom in the clay.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  While Madeline no longer makes pottery, her work is certainly a classic and her legacy continues in the pottery of her granddaughter, Madeline E. Naranjo.