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Maria Martinez Ceramics

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
Large Blackware Charger by Maria and Santana Martinez, 'San Ildefonso'
Large Blackware Charger by Maria and Santana Martinez, 'San Ildefonso'

Large Blackware Charger by Maria and Santana Martinez, 'San Ildefonso'

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A blackware charger decorated with a repeating feather motif. The charger is signed on the base Maria and Santana, circa 1943-1954.

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1950s American Native American Vintage Maria Martinez Ceramics

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Maria Martinez ceramics for sale on 1stDibs.

Maria Martinez ceramics are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Maria Martinez ceramics, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Prices for Maria Martinez ceramics can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $8,300 and can go as high as $8,300, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $8,300.