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San Ildefonso Pueblo Polished Black Bowl signed Than-Moo-Whé - C3771G
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Sat, Jun 18th 2016, 4:01pm
Barbara Gonzales 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 pottery with inlaid coral and turquoise on etched black and sienna wares-often inlaid on spider designs which she created in 1973. Early in her career she occasionally made plain black polished pottery, but no longer does so, nor dose any other potter from San Ildefonso.