Acoma Pueblo Pottery Jar By Irma Maldondo

ca. 1970 - 1980

3" H x 3.75" D

Hand Coiled in White Clay with a Painted Wave Geometric Design Signed I. Maldondo Acoma N. Mex

In Very Good Condition

Irma Maldonado (b. 1932, often spelled "Maldondo" in listings) is an Acoma Pueblo potter known for traditional hand-coiled pottery, frequently featuring fine-line black-on-white geometric designs.

Acoma Pueblo (Sky City) in New Mexico is renowned for some of the thinnest and most finely painted pottery in the Southwest. Maldonado comes from a multi-generational pottery family. Mother is Santana Antonio (b. 1915), a well-known potter. Siblings Include Richard Antonio, Daughter is Iona K. Chino (also a potter). She has collaborated on pieces with her mother, signed with both names (e.g., "S. Antonio + I.R.M." or similar).

Her work typically includes small to medium jars/ollas with precise black mineral paint on a white slip, red rims, and motifs like hatched lines, triangles, feathers, or stepped patterns. Pieces from the 1970s are common in the market.