This is a smaller scale version of Margaret Tafoya’s famous storage jars.  The jar is from the 1980’s. Her storage jar form always has a high, round shoulder and impressed bear paws.  Margaret always said that making them very round was more difficult than making them narrower, like her mother SaraFina Tafoya.  This jar is very round and has a slight edge as it slopes up to the neck, which creates a striking play of light.  The entire piece is the fully polished after the bear paws are impressed. The bear paw design tells the story of how a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought.  Both the storage jar and the bear paw have become iconic to the work of Margaret Tafoya.  This jar is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom.  The jar has a second place ribbon from the 1983 Santa Fe Indian Market.  The ribbon is signed by Anita Martinez and G. Andrews. The ribbon is definitely a nice addition to the provenance of her work!