Ethel Vigil was a daughter of noted potter Mida Tafoya and a granddaughter of Christina Naranjo.  She began making pottery since 1975. This tall jar is coil built.  It is carved with two bands of design, each with a water serpent.  They are each going in the opposite direction.  The jar is highly polished and fired red.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Ethel Vigil”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.