Vintage Native American San Idelfonso Pottery Blackware Jar Alice Martinez 3h

A VINTAGE, NATIVE AMERICAN, SAN ILDEFONSO, BLACKWARE, POTTERY JAR, OR BOWL. IT IS SIGNED BY THE ARTIST/POTTER ON THE BOTTOM: "ALICE MARTINEZ SAN ILDEFONSO". IT IS FROM THE PUEBLO OF SAN ILDEFONSO, NEW MEXICO, CIRCA 1970's. ALICE MARTINEZ HAS BEEN MAKING POTTERY FOR OVER 50 YEARS HAVING LEARNED THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE LONG STANDING ART OF HAND COILING POTTERY FROM HER PARENTS RICHARD AND LUCY MARTINEZ---RICHARD WAS THE ADOPTED SON OF RENOWNED POTTER MARIA MARTINEZ.

THIS BLACKWARE POTTERY JAR, OR BOWL, HAS AN EXTERIOR SHEEN BASE GLAZE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. IT MEASURES 3 INCHES HIGH; 4 3/4 INCHES WIDE AT ITS WIDEST PART; 2 1/4 INCHES DIAMETER AT ITS BASE; AND 2 1/4 INCHES DIAMETER AT THE OPENING ON THE TOP. THIS SMALL, SAN ILDEFONSO, BLACKWARE POTTERY BOWL, OR JAR, BY ALICE MARTINEZ, WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THAT COLLECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY.

A FINE EXAMPLE OF POLISHED BLACK STYLE POTTERY MADE FAMOUS BY THE MARTINEZ FAMILY FROM SAN ILDEFONSO SINCE THE EARLY 1900's. THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIEWING. PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE VINTAGE ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE ITEMS. The item "VINTAGE NATIVE AMERICAN SAN IDELFONSO POTTERY BLACKWARE JAR ALICE MARTINEZ 3H" is in sale since Wednesday, July 22, 2015.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Native American\ US\1935-Now\Pottery". The seller is "sirtommyd" and is located in Janesville, Wisconsin.

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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Artisan: Alice Martinez
Origin: Pueblo of San Ildefonso, NM
Tribal Affiliation: San Ildefonso
Featured Refinements: Native American Pottery
size:: 3"H x 4 3/4"W x 2 1/4"DIA base & top