Madeline Sayneyha is a cousin of potter Mark Tahbo.  She learned to make pottery from Mark as well as Ivy Youwyha.  She is a daughter of Herman Sakyneyah and Ernestine Chaca.   In the 1990’s she began making elegant pottery.  Each piece was coil built, painted with native clay slips and traditionally fired.  She was quickly known for her thin painted lines and dynamic firing. This jar is a striking piece of her pottery.  It has a classic shape with a round shoulder and a slight neck. The jar is painted with a star pattern when looking down from the top. The designs on the inside of the star are cloud patterns.  The jar is traditionally fired to create the fire clouds.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “M. Sahneyah”.  While Madeline no longer makes pottery, her quality of her pottery and her painted designs remains strong.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.