Margaret Tafoya was known for her large-scale pottery.  This wedding vase is a classic of her pottery.  It is coil-built and fully polished.  The piece has bear paws impressed into the clay on each side before it was fired.  The bear paw is symbolic on her pottery of a Santa Clara story where the bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought.  The fully polished pieces by Margaret are always the most difficult to make. The entire piece has to be polished at one time!  This weeding vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Margaret Tafoya”.   Definitely a piece of significance in size and history!