Myron Sarracino is one of the few Laguna potters working today.  He learned to make pottery from Gladys Paquin and creates pieces that are thin-walled and tightly painted. This jar has a round shoulder and a short neck.  There are four large angular swirls around the jar.  They are inspired by the Tularosa pottery of the 1150-1325 era (see last photo).  The Tularosa swirls are filled in with thin lines.  The top of the jar has an interlocking star pattern using a stylized checkerboard pattern around the neck.  It is a striking and complex pattern utilizing both design and negative space.  Note on the rim that there is a painted “spirit line”, which is where the “spirit” of the painter is able to leave the piece and it is also a tribute to the potters who came before.  It is seen on much older Acoma and Laguna pottery.  The canteen is signed on the bottom, “Myron Sarracino”.