Kathleen Jopovi Tafoya Silva (b.1947) is a daughter of Mary Agnes Tafoya and a granddaughter of Severa Tafoya. She learned to make pottery from her grandmother.  This is a small wide shoulder jar. The jar is deeply carved jar with bear paws.  The entire piece is fully polished and fired glassy black.  It is signed, ‘Jopovi Tafoya Silva”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.