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Acoma Pueblo Polychrome Swirl Design Seed Jar by Dorothy Torivio - 25940
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Mon, Feb 13th 2017, 6:54pm
Dorothy Torivio was the most progressive artisan at Acoma Pueblo as early as the 1980s. She was born at Acoma Pueblo and is renowned for her innovative work in exaggerated seed-pot forms in large and miniature sizes. She painted her hand-coiled and outdoor-fired pots with black and white or polychrome patterns of staggering intricacy, painted fresh, and with beautiful precision.