This is a classic smaller bowl by Margaret Tafoya.  It is from the 1950s.  The bowl is coil-built, carved, stone polished, and traditionally fired black. The design is a water serpent that encircles the piece.  The eye and mouth are painted black-on-black.  The carving is very even and the rim of the bowl is also fully polished.  This design is striking on the piece with the highly polished surface.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Margaret Tafoya”.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.