Cochiti Polychrome Olla [R]

Teresita Romero was best known for making large jars and storyteller-like figurines. She was active only from around 1910s to 1960s, so her pottery is rather difficult to find. This is the only olla by Teresita that we have ever had in the gallery.

Her grandsons, Mateo Romero and Diego Romero, have continued in the tradition of the pueblo artisans, but in a more contemporary and expressive manner than the family tradition.

Examples of Teresita’s pottery are included in the Alexander Girard Collection of Folk Art at The Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe. She was also exhibited in the “One Space, Three Visions” exhibit that opened the Albuquerque Museum in 1979. A seated female holding a plate of oven bread is in the collection of The Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe.

Provenance: We sold this jar originally in 1991 to a client in the Midwest, and now it is again available. It originally was part of The Gallegos Collection.