Large Blackware Charger by Maria and Santana Martinez, 'San Ildefonso'
By Maria Martinez, Santana Martinez
Located in Stamford, CT
Maria and Santana, circa 1943-1954.
Vintage 1950s American Native American Ceramics
Ceramic
Large Blackware Charger by Maria and Santana Martinez, 'San Ildefonso'
By Maria Martinez, Santana Martinez
Located in Stamford, CT
Maria and Santana, circa 1943-1954.
Ceramic
Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
, signed Marie and Santana. 1943 -1956; 5 3/4" x 6 1/2". San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are
Clay
Black-on-Black Pottery Plate by Maria Martinez
By Maria Martinez, Santana Martinez
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceramic dish by Native American pottery artist Maria Martinez and Santana c.1960s. The round plate
Ceramic
Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery Plate, Signed "Marie and Santana"
By Maria Martinez
Located in Denver, CO
A blackware plate with feather motif by San Ildefonso Pueblo potter, Maria Poveka Martinez (1887
Earthenware
Maria Martinez & Santana San Idelfonso Large Bowl, Native American Pottery
By Maria Martinez
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large blackware bowl decorated with stylized feather design. Signed “Marie & Santana” on the
Clay
Sold
H 0.75 in Dm 5.75 in
Maria Martinez & Santana San Idelfonso Feather Plate Native American Pottery
By Maria Martinez
Located in South Charleston, WV
Small plate decorated with stylized feather design. Signed “Marie & Santana” on the bottom. Maria
Pottery
Melissa Concho Antonio Acoma N.M.Pueblo Hand-made Pot
By Melissa Concho
Located in Miami, FL
Melissa Concho Antonio Acoma N.M.Pueblo Hand-made Pot Offered for sale is a vintage finely crafted hand-made clay Acoma Pueblo clay pot which is decorated with extremely intricate p...
Clay, Paint
Mata Ortiz Polychrome Pottery Vessel by Pilo Mora, 1990
By Pilo Mora
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mata Ortiz polychrome pottery vessel Pilo Mora, Master Potter (1961 - ) 1990 Hand coiled low fire clay Pueblo Quezada, Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico Measures: 7 inches Height. x...
Clay
$229,073Sale Price|33% Off
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Other
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo
Located in London, GB
Fine Vintage Laguna Pot Native American Pueblo Finely painted in linear geometric designs Period 1970s signed on base R Reano Condition Good
Pottery
Rare Tiffany Studios “Jade Ring” Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Geometric Table Lamp, circa 1910. This is a rare one of a kind early Tiffany Studios large table lamp that is illustrated in Al...
Bronze
Historic Laguna Pueblo Large Native American Olla, 1880's
By Native American Art
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Large Laguna Pueblo Indian Polychrome Olla, circa 1880's. Measures 12 5/8"h x 13"w. Featuring Geometric Designs on the Shoulder and Floral Designs with Fine Line Cross Hatching on...
Clay
Marie and Julian Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Marie and Julian Martinez Black Ware Jar. Black on black with graphics on upper shoulder. Well signed. Maria and Julian Martinez, of the San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are interna...
Clay
$305
H 5.91 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Vintage Native American Santa Clara Black ware Pottery Jar Ursulita Naranjo
Located in London, GB
Fine Native American Santa Clara Pottery Jar by Ursulita Naranjo Black ware of Ovoid form with encircling Evanya design Period 1950/60s century
Pottery
Maria Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar by Marie Martinez, signed Marie. 1943 - 1956; 4" x 6" San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-century American potters. Inspire...
Clay
Santana and Adam Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with feathered design, signed Santana and Adam Martinez. 1955 - 1975; 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-...
Clay
Large Maria Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery vase with gunmetal finish, geometric band decorated shoulder; unusual style. Signed Marie. Collected circa 1930 by Clara Kingsley. 6" x 10". San Ildefonso Pue...
Clay
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with gunmetal finish, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 6" x 8". San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-century American potte...
Clay
Early 20th Century Native American Black Pottery Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Native American Indian pot or bowl has a very unusual geometric design. The condition is very good with wear consistent from age and use to the base.
Pottery
$896Sale Price|25% Off
H 5.5 in Dm 5 in
Vintage Native American Black Santa Clara Pueblo Pot by Frances Chavarria
By Santa Clara
Located in Topeka, KS
Dynamic vintage Native American black Santa Clara Pueblo pot by Frances M Chavarria. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use a...
Clay
Maria and Julian Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar in uncommon shaped, signed Maria and Julian. 1925 - 1943; 5 3/4" x 6 1/4". Julian is Maria's husband and highly recognized. San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexic...
Clay
Ming Dynasty Celadon Glazed Charger
Located in Stamford, CT
Ming dynasty celadon glazed charger having fluted interior with plain well center.
Ceramic
Maria Montoya Martinez 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 that 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 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. 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 Traditional pottery-making techniques were being lost, but Martinez and her family experimented with different techniques and helped preserve the cultural art.
Native American broadly describes any Indigenous people in North America and encompasses hundreds of tribes and groups, all with distinct cultures. Native American–style furniture and decor likewise varies widely, from pieces created by Indigenous people to those appropriated by non-native designers.
Indigenous furniture’s rich heritage includes the bentwood boxes of the Northwest Coast carved from cedar for storing household or ceremonial objects. Generations of Native American people have made baskets for holding household items, with those in the Northeast using sweetgrass and those in the Southeast using pine needles and wicker. Artisans in the Plateau region wove watertight pieces like cradles from plant materials. Although these objects were intricately made, they were usually utilitarian rather than decorative.
The colonization of North America and the removal of Indigenous people from their lands led to the suppression of these practices. Many styles that used Native American motifs — such as Southwestern style, which was heavily influenced by the geometric patterns of Navajo textiles — have historically not involved Indigenous creators and, instead, have taken their traditions without their tribal context.
When decorating a home with Native American–style furniture, it is important to do so respectfully, by understanding the origins of motifs and objects and examining who profits from their sale. There are now Indigenous-led companies, such as Cherokee designer Cray Bauxmont-Flynn’s Amatoya and Totem House Design, promoting Indigenous work in furniture and home decor. Supporting Indigenous artists and artisans is essential to confronting the still pervasive issue of cultural appropriation in design.
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