This is a classic wedding vase by Silas Claw and Bertha Claw. Bertha would make the pottery, and the applique designs were applied and painted by Silas. They began working together in 1968. This wedding vase has a Navajo weaving on each side. The sides of the piece have a different hogan. Did you know that there are two different types of hogan? There is the nearly obsolete, conical forked-pole [male] hogan, which the Navajo brought with them into the Southwest, and its replacement, the larger and more substantial round-roofed [female] hogan, which may be circular, hexagonal, or octagonal in shape. It is a charming piece with a lot of design and detail. Their work is certainly “folk art,” but there are wonderful details created in Silas’s designs. The colors were often oil paint applied after the firing to give the pieces a more “realistic” appearance. The piece would then be coated with varnish or a more traditional pinon pitch. This vase is signed, S. B. C.” on the bottom. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.