This is a creative seedpot by Ray Tafoya.  The piece is fully polished. There is a central medallion with a heartline bear.  The bear has a medicine bundle on the back. There is a feather pattern around the top of the piece.  It was fired a deep red coloration.  The seedpot is signed on the bottom, “R. Tafoya”.  It is from 1979.  The piece is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  Note how many of the geometric designs are similar to the ones used today by his daughter, Jennifer Tafoya.