Acoma Pueblo Pottery Vase, Signed L.J., 1970s

A black-on-white Acoma, New Mexico pottery vase, hand-painted in fine-line geometric design with a ruffled, hand-pinched rim.

Signed by L.J. and dated to the 1970s. Acoma potters are known for exactly this kind of fine-line work — it takes a steady hand to lay lines this thin and even, freehand, with no stencil.