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.
Maria & Santana Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Carved Pottery Bowl
By Maria Martinez, Santana Martinez
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand-coiled and traditionally fired blackware pottery bowl by renowned Native American potters Maria and Santana Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. This elegant low-form v...
Pottery
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Slip Pot, Native Clay, San Ildefonso, 1950
By Maria Martinez
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maria Poveka (1887-1980) Native Clay with Traditional San Ildefonso Black Slip. Polished to a Medium High Finish. Signed Maria Poveka, pot dates to the 19...
Clay
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H 17 in Dm 12.75 in
Late 19th Century Spanish Clay Pot with Two Handles, 12.75\" Size
Located in Wainscott, NY
Late 19th Century Primitive Spanish Clay Pot. Found in Spain. This Substantial and beautiful pot has two handles and a blacked finish. Dimensions: 1...
Clay
Unglazed Chinese Clay Pot or Jar with Handles
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Chinese clay jar is handcrafted and has two small handles. Shallow en relief bands encircle the upper part of the vessel. The organic rich dark clay is from a Chinese river basin.
Clay
Raymor Bitossi Italian Pottery Bowl Remini Blue
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Designer: Aldo Londi Importer: Raymor. Period or model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs: Pottery Condition: This Bitossi Italian pottery bowl rem...
Pottery
19th Century Spanish Glazed Clay Pot with Lovely Old Mend
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish clay pot with spout from the 19th century. This antique round-shaped vessel from Spain is wider towards it's top and mid-section, becoming m...
Clay
San Domingo (Kewa) Black-on-Cream Pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar, Circa 1970s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
San Domingo (Kewa) Black-on-Cream Pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar A finely executed contemporary Pueblo pottery Vase by Darrin Aguilar of San Domingo Pueblo (now Kewa Pueblo), New Me...
Pottery
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted by artisans in China's Shanxi province, this black clay vessel has a quiet simplicity, shaped with balanced proportions and an undecorated, unglazed surface. Charged with th...
Ceramic
$800
H 11.23 in W 13 in D 10.83 in
Japanese Antique Pottery Jar /1868-1920/Charcoal Bowl / Vase / Brazier
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our purchasing channels in Japan and the experience we have gained so far, in such a way tha...
Pottery
Chinese Mustard Glazed Incised Petal Slip Decoration Ceramic Pot Vase
Located in Wichita, KS
A rounded ceramic vessel finished in a warm mustard glaze, decorated throughout with finely incised floral and scrolling vine motifs. The surface detailing is executed through a sgra...
Ceramic
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted by artisans in China's Shanxi province, this black clay vessel has a quiet simplicity, shaped with balanced proportions and an undecorated, unglazed surface. Charged with th...
Ceramic
Shearwater Carved Pottery Vase
By Peter Anderson, James McConnell (Mac) Anderson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This beautiful vase was made by renowned Shearwater Pottery of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Shearwater was founded in 1928 by Peter Anderson and went...
Pottery
Signed Native American Sioux Unglazed Clay Etched-Pottery Vase, USA, 1980's
Located in Deland, FL
Introducing a vintage, signed Native American unglazed clay etched-pottery vase hand-made in the 1980s. Featuring fascinating geometric shapes, hand-cut into the clay, this evocative...
Clay
Signed Santa Clara Pueblo Carved Blackware Vase, Juanita Pueblo, Mid 20th C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed Santa Clara Pueblo Carved Blackware Pottery Vase, Juanita Pueblo, Mid-20th Century This sculptural blackware pottery vase is a refined example of the Santa Clara Pueblo schoo...
Pottery
Antique Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Native American Pueblo Pottery C1910
By Maria Martinez
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Black On Black Native American Pueblo Pottery Unsigned C1910 Measures- 5"H x 6.5"W x 5"D This is an exquisite example of Maria Martinez's black...
Pottery
San Ildefonso Blackware Vase by Maria Martinez
By Maria Martinez
Located in New York, NY
San Illdefonso Blackware vase by Pueblo Pottery artist Maria Martinez (1887-1980). Base marked "Marie + Julian." New Mexico, USA, mid-20th Century. Glazed pottery with broad feath...
Ceramic