Mela Youngblood began making pottery in the late 1960s and quickly achieved a distinctive style for her work.  Each piece of her work is very highly polished, and when carved, the edges are distinctly rounded.  This is an open bowl and it is fully polished on the inside and outside.  Typical of her pottery it is highly polished and fired to a glassy black.  The bowl is signed on the bottom, “Mela Youngblood”.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.