Highly Polished Wedding Vase; Is it San Ildefanso?

Posted 10 years ago

Trying to identify pueblo and artist. Name looks like Martin Glimas, no record when searching online for name.

size: 7 3/4" tall.

Your response last time was very helpful. Purchased SW Pottery--Anasazi to Zuni....

thanks.

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CanyonRoad, 10 years ago
No, not San Ildefonso, or Native American Indian. It's Mexican, from the village of Mata Ortiz, in northern Chihuahua.

There is a well-known Mata Ortiz potter named Martin Olivas, which is probably what the signature says.

Unlike southwest Indian pottery, Mata Ortiz pottery has a rounder bottom, the bottoms are burnished, and the signatures are incised.
mtnclimber19k, 10 years ago
Spot on again...

Do you know much about Pre Columbian Mexico pottery? I have a pieces that need identifying

thanks again..

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