Stella Shutiva was renowned for her corrugated pottery.  Her style was inspired by pre-historic style corrugated vessels and a continuation of the pottery by her mother, Jessie Garcia.  This is one of her larger painted pieces.  It is painted with bee-weed and red clay slip. The design is a star pattern in the center with rain and cloud designs near the shoulder. There is a lot of intricate line work with the checkerboard patterns and lines.  The seedpot was traditionally fired that created color variations on the surface.  The piece is signed, “S. Shutiva”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  Definitely a classic of her clay art!