Minnie Vigil was renowned for her polychrome pottery.  In the 1970’s she created a distinctive style of pottery using different clays to create colorful designs on her pottery. This jar has a sharp shoulder and a slightly turned out rim. The base is fully polished red while the area above the shoulder is matte.  There are 24 painted feathers encircling the jar.  Below the shoulder are painted rainclouds.  There are four different colors of clay on this jar.  It was traditionally fired and it is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.  It is signed on the bottom, “Minnie”.  She is a sister to potters Gloria Garcia (Goldenrod), Lois Guiterrez, and Thelma Talachy and an aunt to Jason Garcia.  Her mother was Petra Gutierrez and her grandmother was Pasqualita Gutierrez.