This bowl by Teresita Naranjo is a classic style for her pottery from the 1970’s.  It is very deeply carved with a water serpent (avanyu) encircling the bowl. The design flows and swirls around the bowl with imagery extending up and flowing down from the negative space . Teresita was one of the first Santa Clara potters to begin carving into the negative space of the clay surface surrounding the central band of design.  The bowl is highly polished and fired a deep black  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Teresita Naranjo” and it is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.