This is a striking jar by Margaret Tafoya from the 1980’s.  It has one of her very classic swirling cloud patterns, which encompass the central band of the jar.  The imagery has clouds, rain, mountains and lightning patterns.  What makes it the most interesting is that it is very much like similar designs and shape she made in the 1950’s and yet on a smaller scale.  Of course, by this time she was in her late 80’s, so smaller scale was expected!  The jar is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Margaret Tafoya” and it is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.