nov 30, 1949 - Black-on-Black Vessel
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first of all... black-on-black vessel= me
Blackware ceramic
Tewa, Puebloan, San Ildefonso Peublo, New Mexico
Maria and Julian Martinez (maria would become one of the best known native potters in the art world)
"olla"
techniques are influenced by pottery found at Bandelier National Monument, designs based on natural phenomenon (rain clouds, bird feathers, rows of planted corn, river flows, etc.)
2 design bands
COMMUNITY: she signed the pots to add more value ($) which would help the community, the creation of the pots themselves was a community effort-- different people had different jobs
Painted designs w/ iron rich solutions, high temp firing, then fire was smothered (in manure) which resulted in the black color
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