This vessel was made by layering clay coils and then smoothing them with a scraping tool to create the bulbous form. The black pigment paint on white polished slip reveals what scholars call the Tularosa swirl design, which represents clouds, rain, and lightning. These were likely related to agricultural cycles and the summoning of rain clouds to nourish the natural vegetation and crops of corn. This type of Ancestral Pueblo jar served as a container for water and a storage container for seeds, dried plants, and dried wild game.