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Black and Sienna Jar with Avanyu Design by Barbara Gonzales - 25762

Category: Pottery | Posted by Adobe Gallery Team Member | Tue, Mar 8th 2016, 5:58pm

Barbara Gonzales (1947- ) Than Moo Whe is an excellent potter and an extension of her famous great-grandmother, Maria Martinez, and her grandparents, Adam and Santana Martinez. Her mother, Anita Martinez, was also a potter. Drawing on the traditions of her family, she expanded this tradition by personalizing her Southwest Indian Pottery with inlaid coral and turquoise on etched black and sienna wares-often inlaid on spider designs which she created in 1973.