plate with black on black feather design
plate with black on black feather design
Artist
Creation date
1950-1970
Materials
slipped earthenware
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 11 3/8 (diam.) in.
Credit line
Bequest of Clarence O. Hamilton
Accession number
82.88
Currently On View In
Native Art of the Americas Gallery
For over two thousand years until the present day, peoples of the American Southwest and neighboring Mexico have shared a long tradition of pottery making.
The term "earthenware" refers to a type of porous, easily broken ceramic, which is made from clay, baked at low temperatures.
The shining surface of this plate was achieved by rubbing the slightly moist clay with a smooth object before firing; the matte surface of the feathers is the result of an application of slip.
Maria Martinez was the first internationally recognized American Indian ceramicist.
