This is a classic round shoulder water jar by Daryl Whitegeese.  Daryl said he was inspired by the shapes of the water jars made by his grandmother, Margaret Tafoya.  The jar has a round shape and a short neck.  The jar has a single bear paw as the design and it is impressed into the clay on the neck. The entire piece was fully polished and fired a glassy black.  The bear paws represent a Tewa story where a bear led the Pueblo people to water during a drought.   The jar is signed on the bottom, ‘Daryl Whitegeese”.  Definitely a classic piece keeping family history alive!