Leland Vallo was a son of noted potter, Marie Vallo, and the brother of Kim Vallo. He learned to make pottery from his mother and began making pottery in 1991. This jar is coil-built, thin-walled, and intricately painted.  The jar has a corrugated rim and at the base of the neck.  The corrugation is where the clay is indented. Leland made few pieces with a corrugated rim and, much like his other pottery, the corrugation is small, tight, and precise. The jar is painted with four medallions featuring a Mimbres lizard, a bear, a turtle, and a Pueblo deer.  They are surrounded by very tightly painted feathers and rain designs.  Below the shoulder is a classic Tularosa Swirl design in black-and-white.  The jar is signed on the bottom, “L.  Vallo”. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.