{"product_id":"5224-1677-san-ildefonso-pueblo-pottery-maria-martinez","title":"Fine High Polish Blackware Pottery Jar by Maria Martinez","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"wsite-com-product-price-area\" class=\"\" itemprop=\"offers\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Offer\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"wsite-com-product-short-description\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid 20th Century\u003cbr\u003e3\"H x 4.25\"D \u003cbr\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNative clay, hand built, native fired. Plain stone-polished blackware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a private estate collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Poveka Montoya Martinez (c. 1887 – July 20, 1980) was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez (born Maria Poveka Montoya), herOther husband Julian, and other family members, including her son Popovi Da, examined traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create pieces which reflect the Pueblo people's legacy of fine artwork and crafts. The works of Maria Martinez, and especially her black ware pottery, survive in many museums, including the Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Denver Art Museum, and more. The Penn Museum in Philadelphia holds eight vessels – three plates and five jars – signed either \"Marie\" or \"Marie \u0026amp; Julian\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Martinez was from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, a community located 20 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeterlin Collection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45878003007653,"sku":"5224-1677","price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/s725348264778838518_p13924_i172_w794.jpg?v=1757348666","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/5224-1677-san-ildefonso-pueblo-pottery-maria-martinez","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}