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Maker(s):Martinez, Maria Montoya
Culture:Native American; San Ildefonso Pueblo (1887-1980)
Title:Pot
Date Made:1956-1980
Type:Container
Materials:reduction fired terracotta with burnished and matte slip design
Place Made:United States; New Mexico; San Ildefonso Pueblo
Measurements:overall: 5 7/8 in x 8 in diameter; 14.9 cm x 20.3 cm diameter
Narrative Inscription:  inscribed on bottom: Marie / Santana
Accession Number:  SC 2012.26
Credit Line:Gift of Kathryn Kasch, class of 1968
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This black pot is classic San Ildefonso black on black pottery, perfected by Maria Montoya Martinez. It features painted, rather than carved, black geometric and spiral designs on its upper portion, whereas the lower portion remains a shiny, plain black. AP2018

Subjects:
Terra-cotta

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