SWEET NATIVE AMERICAN JEMEZ POTTERY GREY SLIP POLYCHROME 4.5" JAR by MARY SMALL

Description: This is an Estate Fresh old Indian Pot from a longtime collector of Native American Pottery. This piece is a SWEET 1986 NATIVE AMERICAN JEMEZ POTTERY GREY SLIP POLYCHROME 4.5" JAR by made by the famous Mary Small, the renown Jemez Pueblo Potter. This little gem has all the earmarks of Mary's work, mainly her gray polychrome finish and her marble like feel to her white color in her well known color palate. Hand painted white and matt blue-gray geometric design over red clay slip. The gray color is created by mixing boiled beeweed and white clay. Hand coiled and fired by traditional methods. The piece measures 4.5" high x 4" wide. It is hand painted signed and dated on the bottom. The following is a bit of Mary's history as found on-line..... In July, 1940, Mary Small (Kal-la-Tee, meaning: New Indian Basket) was born into the Jemez Pueblo Sun Clan. About the time she turned 8 years old she began learning the traditional way of making pottery from her mother, Perfectita Toya. As a young adult she married Frank Tenorio of San Felipe and in the pueblo tradition, he moved to her home at Jemez. A few years later she divorced Frank and then married Ivan Small of Jemez. Mary grew up at a time when the quality of Jemez pottery had almost collapsed. She took it on herself to revive fine quality pottery making in the pueblo. For many years she worked with younger potters to encourage excellence and instill a sense of pride in their work. Making pottery is a very spiritual pursuit requiring different prayers at each step of the process. About her finished pieces Mary says, "They are blessed, they have power." Mary participated in shows like the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts and Crafts Show, the Albuquerque Indian Arts and Crafts Association Show and the Santa Fe Indian Market, beginning around 1973. She earned many ribbons during her career, including a 1st Prize at Santa Fe Indian Market in 1981 and a 1st Prize at the Powhatan Renape Nation Indian Arts Festival in 1999. Other ribbons came from the Heard Museum Indian Arts Guild and Fair, the Gallup InterTribal Ceremonial and the New Mexico State Fair. Mary was also chosen as the Indian Arts and Crafts Association Artist of the Year in 2002. Working with her husband, Mary spent years experimenting with natural materials before she came up with her trademark blue/gray slip and her burnt red/orange designs. Her favorite shapes to make included jars, bowls, storytellers, wedding vases, miniatures and Christmas ornaments. Her favorite designs were clouds, corn plants and feathers-in-a-row. She also made some exceptionally large pottery and liked to inlay large turquoise stones in her wedding vases, often in the center of a swirling design of lightning bolts, corn plants and prayer feathers. Please check out my item condition description above and check out my photos so that you will know exactly what you are buying because you are buying it as seen, as is, and as found. Any questions PLEASE ask! Thanks for looking at my Auctions & Buy it Nows, and PLEASE, check and see the other cool stuff I have listed currently!! All quoted shipping costs include Insurance. I do not guarantee the age or details of any piece I sell, I am not an expert on age or anything else and can only describe the items to the best of my ability, though I will NOT, knowingly anyway, sell reproductions. My descriptions are solely there to assist buyers finding the items and are not a guaranteed accurate description of the item in all cases. Ultimately the pictures we take serve as my description and it is your decision based on that to decide what you are buying. If you do need information I have neglected to include, please don't hesitate to ask any questions. I'll combine shipping on any items sold, ending on the same day, if possible. I do reserve the right to change the posted delivery service as needed. I do NOT guarantee ANY ebay GSP delivery! I will show delivery to the GSP service provider, but once received by them, it’s their problem with you...not me!

Price: 69.99 USD

Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico

End Time: 2024-11-16T17:17:59.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10.99 USD