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Maria Martinez
Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Pueblo Blackware Pottery

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Maria Martinez (Native American, 1887-1980) San Ildefonso Pueblo Blackware Pottery approx 2 3/4 x 4 Signed "Maria Poveka" on Bottom Maria Montoya Martinez Maria Montoya Martinez (1887, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico – July 20, 1980, San Ildefonso Pueblo) was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez (born Maria Poveka Montoya), her husband Julian, and other family members examined traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create pieces which reflect the Pueblo people’s legacy of fine artwork and crafts. Martinez was from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, a community located 20 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico. At an early age, she learned pottery skills from her aunt[1] and recalls this "learning by seeing" starting at age eleven, as she watched her aunt, grandmother, and father's cousin work on their pottery during the 1890s.[2] During this time, Spanish tinware and Anglo enamelware had become readily available in the Southwest, making the creation of traditional cooking and serving pots less necessary.[3] Traditional pottery making techniques were being lost, but Martinez and her family experimented with different techniques and helped preserve the cultural art.
  • Creator:
    Maria Martinez (1887 - 1980)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.75 in (6.99 cm)Diameter: 4 in (10.16 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Missouri, MO
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU74733461283
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