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Pair Navajo Seed Jars with Tannia Neal - Two hand-coiled Navajo ceramic seed jars featuring etched and painted decorations. The larger jar is constructed from red clay with a squat, globular form. The exterior is decorated with multi-colored slips and sgraffito carving, featuring a primary band of geometric step patterns and mountain imagery. Above this band is a repeated Greek key or fret motif. The base of the larger vessel features an incised stylized pictorial mark depicting a humanoid figure, followed by the hand-incised name Jun and the number 209582. The smaller vessel is a buff-colored horsehair pottery jar. This technique utilizes horsehair applied to the clay surface during firing to create permanent carbonized black lines. The jar is further decorated with carved and painted geometric southwestern patterns in earthy tones. The base of this jar is incised with the name Tannia-Navajo-T. This piece is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity featuring a photograph of the artist and the text: This is the artist that made this piece of pottery. Her name is Tannia Neal. Tannia is Navajo. The larger jar measures approximately 5.5 inches in diameter at the shoulder and stands approximately 3.75 inches tall. The smaller jar measures approximately 4.5 inches in diameter and stands approximately 3 inches tall.