WOW! This is an exceptional large jar by Daryl Whitegeese. Sometimes a photo just doesn’t do a piece justice and this is one of those times.  To capture the design, you miss the deep black of the firing. What shows up is the amazing polish, which is like a glassy black surface.  The jar is a classic water jar shape with the round shoulder and the slightly turned out rim. The jar is carved with a water, cloud, kiva step and rain design.  It is a complex pattern which changes as the jar is turned. The variation in the angular and circular patterns work perfectly on this piece.  The top and bottom sections are fully stone polished and the center is polished around the sharp carved edges. Note as well the edge of the rim of the jar and how he has polished into the rim!  The size, shape and design all work perfectly on this piece. It is signed on the bottom in the clay.  Daryl has won numerous awards at Santa Fe Indian Market and other events.  He remains one of the exciting traditional potters working today!