San Ildefonso Pueblo Blackware Bowl By Maria Martinez

ca.  1956 - 1965

2.6875" H x 4" D

Hand Built from Native Fired Clay and Stone Polished Plain Blackware of a Closed Bowl in a Compressed Globular Form with Near Gunmetal Finish by Maria Martinez Signed Maria Poveka

From a Private Estate Collection

In Very Good Condition

Maria Martinez (1887–1980) was a world-renowned Tewa artist from the San Ildefonso Pueblo who revitalized the ancient tradition of blackware pottery. She is most famous for her black-on-black technique, where matte designs are painted onto a highly polished black surface. This style was developed alongside her husband, Julian Martinez, in the early 20th century after they were inspired by archaeological fragments found near their pueblo.