This is a fully polished jar by Juan Tafoya.  It is from 1998.  The jar is coil built and it is fully polished.  It has incised feathers on one side along with a prayer feather and lighting design etched into the clay.  There are two inset pieces of turquoise at the edge of the design. It was traditionally fired black and is very highly polished.  The jar is signed in the clay on the bottom, “Juan Tafoya”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.