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Maria Martinez Vases

American, 1887-1980

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.

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Creator: Maria Martinez
Maria & Santana Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Carved Pottery Bowl
Maria & Santana Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Carved Pottery Bowl

Maria & Santana Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Carved Pottery Bowl

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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...

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Maria Poveka Martinez Black Slip Pot, Native Clay, San Ildefonso, 1950
Maria Poveka Martinez Black Slip Pot, Native Clay, San Ildefonso, 1950

Maria Poveka Martinez Black Slip Pot, Native Clay, San Ildefonso, 1950

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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...

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Maria Martinez vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Maria Martinez vases are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of clay and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Maria Martinez vases, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Prices for Maria Martinez vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,240 and can go as high as $2,240, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,240.