This is a very tightly carved bowl by Nancy Youngblood.  It is from 1983.  The bowl has a tall shape and the rim and base are matte black. The center area is deeply carved with 32 symmetrical feathers.  Note how deeply they are carved into the clay!  Each feather is polished separately.  The bowl has a lip on the inside of the rim where the lid sits. It is perfectly carved to rest inside the jar and the top of the lid is square in shape and fully polished.  Both the lid and the jar were traditionally fired to a glassy black.  It is in excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It is signed on the bottom in the clay, “Nancy Youngblood-Cutler”.