San Ildephonso Pueblo Pottery By Rose M Gutierrez

Late 20th Century

2.25" H x 4.5" D

Hand Coiled in Tan on Red with a Feather and Mountain Motif Design  

In Very Good Condition

Rose M. Gutierrez (also known as Rose Marie Gutierrez) is a Native American potter associated with San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico. She belongs to a prominent family of potters from the Pueblo tradition, which is renowned for its hand-coiled, stone-polished blackware, redware, and polychrome pottery.

She is the daughter of Helen Gutierrez (1935–1993), a well-regarded San Ildefonso potter known for exceptional painting on traditional pottery (often featuring designs like the avanyu water serpent). Helen learned from her mother, Isabel M. Montoya, and was part of a lineage connected to earlier innovators. Rose's siblings include Geraldine Gutierrez, Carol Gutierrez (Naranjo), and others who have continued the family tradition.

The Gutierrez family has strong ties to both San Ildefonso and Santa Clara Pueblo influences, as Helen lived at Santa Clara after marriage and raised her family there. This cross-Pueblo connection is common in pottery families, blending techniques and styles while maintaining traditional methods like hand-coiling (no wheel), natural clay slips, stone polishing, and outdoor pit-firing.