It is not often that we come across pottery by Margaret Tafoya from the 1940’s!  This bowl is coil built, carved, stone polished and traditionally fired black. The design is very fluid around the body of the piece.  I asked Nathan Youngblood (her grandson) the meaning of the design and he said it was, “Kiva steps floating in a cloud design”.  There is something very beautiful about that idea!  The carving is very even and the rim of the bowl is also fully polished.  This fluid design is striking on the piece giving it both an ancient and very modern appearance.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Margaret Tafoya”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.