This is a smaller jar by Lorraine Williams.  It has an elongated square neck.  The jar is incised with designs before being fired.  There are rug patterns which extend from the neck to the base. The background area is textured which further highlights the designs.  It is a striking and complicated pattern.  The jar has been traditionally fired to create the surface coloration.   After the piece is fired it is covered in pine pitch, which is typical of all traditional Navajo pottery harkening back to when it was utilitarian.  Lorraine has won numerous awards for her pottery and been featured in books such as “A Legacy of Generations”.