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SKU: 220921-01

San Ildefonso Pueblo Feather Jar Pottery By Maria and Popovi

$6,950.00

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ca. 1955

4.375" H x 6.75" D

Hand Coiled with a Shiny Metallic Finish and a Feather Motif Design

In Very Good Condition

San Ildefonso Pueblo Feather Jar is an iconic examples of black-on black ware (also called black ware), a signature style from San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico. Maria Montoya Martinez (1887–1980), one of the most renowned Native American potters, revived and popularized this ancient Pueblo tradition in the early 20th century with her husband Julian Martinez. The technique involves hand-coiling the clay, polishing the surface to a high shine, painting designs with slip (liquid clay), and firing in a reduction atmosphere (smothered with manure or dung) to turn the piece matte black where slip is applied and glossy black elsewhere.From the mid-1950s until Popovi Da's death in 1971, Maria's son Popovi Da (also known as Popovi Da; 1923–1971) collaborated with her. Maria typically formed and polished the vessels, while Popovi painted the designs and assisted with firing. Their joint pieces are often co-signed "Maria / Popovi" (or similar variations like "Maria Popovi"), and starting around 1959, Popovi began dating many of them. These collaborative works, especially from the late 1950s to 1960s, are highly regarded as among the finest of Maria's career, featuring precise, elegant designs.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: San Ildefonso

Year Range: 1950 - 1975

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 4.38 in6.75 in

Category: Pottery Bowls and Jars Post 1940

Artist: Martinez, Maria (ca. 1887–1980)

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