Africa, the South Pacific, and the Americas

plate with black on black feather design
plate with black on black feather design
Artist Martinez, Maria
     nationality American
     birth-death 1887-1980
Creation date 1950-1970
Materials slipped earthenware
Dimensions 2 3/8 x 11 3/8 (diam.) in.
Location Native Art of the Americas Gallery
Credit line Bequest of Clarence O. Hamilton
Accession number 82.88
Gallery Label

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.

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