Acoma Pottery
The oldest continuously-populated town in the United States lies atop a high mesa in New Mexico. This is the pueblo of Acoma, which looks today much as it did when the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. Acoma Pueblo is well-known for its beautiful white, thin-walled pottery, often with parrots, rainbows and Mimbres figures. Lucy Lewis and her descendants, the Torivio and Chino families are among the most respected families of potters. |  | |
This piece is signed Grace Chino. The color and design have an aged antique look. It is beautiful. It stands 7 1/2 inches tall.
Grace Chino concentrates on traditional Acoma pottery. Her designs well balanced and artistic. This pot measures 7 1/2 inches tall and 8 inches wide.
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.
This small turtle piece of Acoma pot is decorated with simple and elegant black details on a white background. It measures 3 inches long and is a very finely made piece of pottery made by Mary Lewis of the Acoma Pueblo. This piece was acquired from an estate collection, and would look quite at home in anyone's pottery collection.
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.
