Maria Montoy Poveka Martinez (Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo (P'ohwhogeh Owingeh), 1887-1980) ca. 1920s CE. A rare pottery box created signed on the underside in cursive "Marie," for famed potter Maria Martinez! Over the course of her long career Martinez's signature varied, but her earliest signed pieces were often just marked as "Marie" (with an "E") from about 1920 to 1925. Her husband, Julian, helped paint these pieces, but their names only began to appear together on pottery around 1925 until his death in 1943. She then used her true name "Maria" (with an "A") to sign subsequent pieces. Fired to a dark black hue, the exterior of the vessel exhibits an intense luster with matte decoration. Although it appears to be etched, the decoration is actually applied via a matte slip over the heavily burnished surface. Bowl with concave upper section decorated in stepped "wave" pattern. Size: 5.5" W x 3.5" H (14 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994

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Intact and near choice with a small blemish or two.