Native American, Maria Aquino (1920 to 1982), southwest United States, Ohkay Owingeh (San Juan) Pueblo, ca. 1930s to 1982 CE. Signed "Martina / Aquino" on base. A lovely pottery jar presenting a bulbous body and thick walls that curve inwards to a rounded shoulder and a narrow, circular rim over a deep basin. Adorned in light orange, red, and beige pigments, the heavy-bottomed dish is embellished with a thick, horizontal band of abstract, relief decoration, comprised of circular, zigzag, and petaloid motifs. Size: 7.1" Diameter x 4.8" H (18 cm x 12.2 cm)

Previously known as the San Juan Pueblo, the Ohkay Owingeh is a federally recognized tribe of Tewa-speaking Pueblo people who returned to their pre-Spanish name in November 2005. In Tewa, their name translates to "place of the strong people." The Ohkay Owingeh are noted for having continued their pottery traditions of simple, undecorated utilitarian wares regardless of the arrival of the Spanish in the late 1500s. The beautiful shapes and minimalist slipped surfaces of these vessel have captivated both their creators and collectors for centuries!

Provenance: private Evergreen, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA, collection, acquired 1960 to 2000

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Signed "Martina / Aquino" on base. A few minor nicks and light abrasions as shown. Otherwise, intact and excellent with lustrous burnish.