This is a collaborative bowl by Phillis Tafoya-Bustos and her brother, Melvin Tafoya.  They are both children of Lee & Betty Tafoya and grandchildren of Margaret Tafoya.  Mel made the bowl and Phillis carved and polished the surface.  The bowl has a mountain design carved into the clay.  It is deeply carved with a precision of the design.  The deep carving and highly stone polished surface is certainly expected from Phillis.  The bowl is fired a deep black.  It is signed on the bottom, “Mel & Phillis Tafoya, Brother and Sister”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.