Rose Chino and her sisters, Carrie Chino Charlie, Vera Chino Ely and Grace Chino, are daughters of Marie Z. Chino and all of them are exceptional potters, as was their mother. Garcia’s pottery is in the collections of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, Heard Museum in Phoenix, Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, and numerous private collections. She has won awards at Santa Fe Indian Market since 1975—one award was for “most creative design.”

Garcia is an exceptional potter, achieving beautifully thin-walled vessels and well-balanced designs. The design on this canteen is the purest fine-line design any artist could achieve. Each line, placed free-hand, is parallel to the next with separations of equal space between all of them. The star-burst at the center of the body is a perfect design to capture one’s attention. The added heartline deer elements are one of her favorite designs.

The condition of the canteen is excellent. There are about three minute spall marks that are hard to find and certainly do not detract from the beauty of the canteen.