This is a classic wedding vase by Sherry Tafoya.  It is coil-built and deeply carved.  The wedding vase has an avanyu carved around the body of the piece.  The entire surface is fully polished.  It is fired a deep black.  The complexity of her designs is certainly reminiscent of the work of her aunt, Teresita Naranjo. It is signed on the bottom, “Sherry Tafoya”.