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Polished Blackware Bowl by Maria Martinez, Signed Maria Poveka

$2,350.00

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ca 1955-1965
4" x 5.25

Beautiful form, thin walled and exceptional polish. Light Gunmetal finish.
In Excellent Condition
From the Peterlin Collection, Phoenix, AZ

Signed on base. With old price of $270 noted on base in pencil. A closed bowl of globular form, and slight taper at base.  Native clay, hand built, native fired. Plain stone-polished blackware. 

Condition: Excellent

Tribe: San Ildefonso

Year Range: 1950 - 1975

Region: Southwest

Dimensions: 4 in5.25 in

Category: Pottery Bowls and Jars Post 1940

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

Portrait of Maria Martinez

About the artist

Maria Martinez

ca. 1887–1980 · San Ildefonso

Maria Martinez (Maria Poveka Montoya, ca. 1887–1980) was the legendary potter of San Ildefonso Pueblo, celebrated for developing the black‑on‑black pottery style with her husband Julian Martinez. Maria…

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