This is a seed jar by Dorothy Torivio.  She was among the first to utilize and refine the “op-art” style in her Acoma pottery. She took classic Acoma patterns and then repeated them on a vessel, ranging the size from small to large and then small again, following the shape of the vessel.  The piece has a wide shoulder and a short neck.  The small neck allows for the design to start small at the rim and get larger at the shoulder.  It is a series of interlocking butterflies.  The open space of the white and the contrasting black give the jar a very modern appearance.  The jar is signed on the bottom, “Dorothy Torivio” and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.