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    Posted 3 years ago

    Dgilmer110…
    (38 items)

    I find myself stumped again!!! Nice little bowl …… maybe vase? It’s clay with decorations. Any idea who the maker would be? Age? Use?
    Anything? All comments and guesses welcome!

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    1. CanyonRoad, 3 years ago
      The little pot is Mexican, from the village of Mata Ortiz. The first pottery was made there in the 1970s, but only by a handful of potters. By the 1980s/1990s it had become known around the world, and there were over 300 potters. None claim any tribal affiliation however, and the Mexican government officially recognizes it as contemporary Mexican Art Pottery. This piece, however, was made for the lower priced souvenir category, and is in the style of pottery made in the Barrio Porvenir section of Mata Ortiz.

      If you want more information (rather than "guesses"), I'd suggest the books "The Many Faces of Mata Ortiz," "The Miracle of Mata Ortiz," or any of the scholarly articles written for Kiva, the Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History, since there is much misinformation about this pottery on the internet.

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