San Ildefonso Pueblo Black on Black Pottery By Juanita Wo-peen Gonzales

ca. 1940 - 1950

3.25" H x 7.625" D 

Hand Coiled from Classic Polished Blackware with Matte Black Painted Geometric Designs

In Excellent Condition with Typical Aged Wear

San Ildefonso Pueblo black-on-black pottery by Juanita Wo-peen Gonzales (Maria Martina Martinez, 1904–1988) is among the most iconic and collectible Native American pottery ever made.

Juanita Wo-peen Gonzales was the daughter of renowned potters Maria Martinez and Julian Martinez (the inventors of modern black-on-black pottery in the early 20th century). She was one of Maria’s primary painting collaborators in the 1930s–1950s and later produced her own signed work.