Acoma Pueblo
This large Acoma pot is lovely. It is a great shape and a sensible size. It measures 12 inches by 11 inches.
Acoma Wedding Vase. The polychrome pottery is very well executed. It stands 7 1/2 inches and is 5 inches at it's widest.
The Parrot design on this pot is very traditional and lovely. It stands 7 inches and is 7 inches wide.
The black and white of this pot is wonderful. The snowflake design is beautiful and complex. The lip of this pot has some curvature. It measures 3 1/4 inches by 3 3/4 inches.
This corrugated pot is wonderfully textured. Corrugation on pottery is a prehistoric design technique used to distribute heat equally throughout the pot. It measures 8 1/2 inches tall by 7 1/2 inches wide.
Rachel is a prolific potter. She is known for her very fine and thin pottery. This seed pot is of the highest quality. It measures 3 1/2 inches by 5 inches.
This pot is a wonderful example of Acoma pottery. The geometric designs on this pot organic and wonderfully placed. It measures 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches.
The Mimbres parrot design is a classic Acoma design. This is a fine piece that measures 9 inches tall and 9 inches in diameter.
Charmae Sheilds Natseway is known for the quality of pottery she produces and unique shapes given to many of them. She is the granddaughter of Dolores S. Sanchez. This pot stands 4 inches tall.
White clay canteen with multicolored clay design is from the 1990's and is signed on the bottom with the initials M.C. Acoma N.M. Measures 5 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 and is 4 inches tall.
Signed M.T. Ortiz, this little hand coiled pot measures 4 inches by 2 3/4 inches. Dating from around 1960, this pot is coming to us from a private collection.
Lucy Lewis of Acoma Pueblo is the matriarch of Acoma pottery. She lived from 1897-1992 and she is one of the best known southwest potters. Her designs were influenced by the shards of the Anasazi and Mimbres people. Shown here are Kokopelli like figures playing the flutes and carrying baskets on their heads.
This bird pot by Ethel Shields has such an inquisitive look on his face. He is eight inches tall.
Lucy Martin Lewis is one of the most famous potters in southwest history. She was an active potter from 1920-1990 and was responsible for Anasazi revival black-on-white and traditional polychrome ollas, jars, bowls, vases, pitchers, canteens and figures. She won numerous awards during her lifetime: in 1977 she was honored at the White house; in 1983 the Governor of New Mexico awarded her for Outstanding Personal Contribution to the Art of the State; she was included in the "Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery" exhibit sponsored by the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology; exhibited in Master Pueblo Potters in New York; and in 1983 was presented with the Governor's Award. These are only a few of her awards and exhibits.
Debbie Brown has been an active Acoma potter since 1979. She is the great-granddaughter of Juana Garcia and daughter of Sarah Garica. She has won many awards at Santa Fe Indian Market.
Debbie Brown has been an active Acoma potter since 1979. She is the great-granddaughter of Juana Garcia and daughter of Sarah Garica. She has won many awards at Santa Fe Indian Market.
