Santo Domingo Pueblo Black on Black Pottery

Early/Mid 20th Century

3.5" H x 5" D

Hand Coiled Black on Black Pot with a Floral and Leaves Motif Design and a Scalloped Rim

In Very Good Condition

Santo Domingo Pueblo (now known as Kewa Pueblo), located south of Santa Fe in New Mexico, is renowned for its traditional Pueblo pottery. Potters there primarily create polychrome ware using buff-colored clay with a cream slip and bold black (sometimes red) geometric, bird, or floral designs. These often feature negative space for a striking, abstract quality. However, black-on-black pottery (or blackware) is also produced by some artists from this Pueblo, though it is less common than their classic styles and more famously associated with San Ildefonso Pueblo (e.g., Maria Martinez).