Mark Tahbo learned to make pottery from his great-grandmother, Grace Chapella.  His pieces reflect the wonderful symmetry and thin walls of an excellent potter. The designs are painted using native clay slips and bee-weed (a plant) for the black. This large jar is one of his pieces from the 1990’s. The shape is inspired by the ancient Sikyatki pottery, where the vessels were very wide and flat.  This jar is stone polished and the top is painted with a bird wing and bird head as the design.  The placement of the imagery gives the piece a very modern appearance.  The jar was traditionally fired which created the blushes on the surface.  It is signed on the bottom, “Mark Tahbo”  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.