5224-1677 San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery Maria Martinez - Gun-Metal Finish
Mid 20th Century
3"H x 4.25"D
Excellent Condition
Peterlin Collection
Native clay, hand built, native fired. Plain stone-polished blackware.
From a private estate collection.
Maria Poveka Montoya Martinez (c. 1887 – July 20, 1980) was a Native American artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez (born Maria Poveka Montoya), her 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 & Julian".
Maria Martinez was from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, a community located 20 miles northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico