Zia Pueblo artist Sofia Pino Medina uses a tan slip on her pottery jars and stone-polished it to a beautiful silky sheen. The design is executed in a soft rose-red slip and brown mineral paint. Each piece is coil built, painted with native clays and native fired. Her husband Rafel, was the decorator.Sofia Medina was renown for her traditional style Zia pottery as well as creating very large ollas. This piece shows a native American in full dress on both sides with Pueblo native symbols in between. Sofia won numerous awards for her pottery at events such as Santa Fe Indian Market, and her work can be found in museums nationwide such as the Peabody Essex, SAR, and the Heard Museum. Measures 9" x 10.25". Ships from Casper, WY.

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