San Ildefonso Pottery
San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in north-central New Mexico, and has produced some of the most famous and innovative hand-coiled potters in North America.
Maria and Julian Martinez, their descendants Santana, Adam, Popovi and Tony Da; Blue Corn and Rose Gonzales are well-known innovators in the pottery world. Maria and Julian developed the art of firing to make the first matte black design on polished jet black pottery. Blue Corn is primarily known for her earth-colored highly-polished slips. Rose Gonzales made the first modern carved pottery with distinctive rounded edges. Toh-Atin is privileged to carry pieces by these exceptional artists.
For more information and pottery by Maria Martinez, click here . |  | |
Collectors vase by Tonita Pena, is in excellent condition, featuring the classic design of the Water Serpent. Measuring 9 inches in diameter by 16 1/2 inches tall.
Maria Martinez and her daughter in law Santana Martinez did some collaborative pottery, from the San Ildefonso Pueblo. Featured is a fine example of polished and slip designed work by these two famous women. Measuring 7 1/2 inches in diameter and 6 1/2 inches tall.
This is a beautiful hand-coiled orange clay pot by Cynthia Starflower of San Ildefonso Pueblo. It has lovely, flowing black clay slip painting, and is nine and one-half inches tall. Cynthia is the daughter of Carmelita and Carlos Dunlap. She has exhibited at Santa Fe indian Market.
Nice little hand-coiled blackware pot with an unusual square lip from San Ildefonso Pueblo. Pot is unsigned, and is four and one-half inches wide by three inches tall.
An amazing piece of pottery by master potter, Carmelita Dunlap. Carmelita made few pieces this large, and we acquired this one directly from her family. It is 17" tall; the rim is nearly perfectly round and varies only from 9-5/16" to 9-8/16" in diameter. She became active in 1955, and passed away in 2000. Carmelita's awards, exhibits and collections are numerous; she was included in the Seven Families in Pueblo Pottery.
This large plate made by Carmelita Dunlap measures 14" across the diameter. It features intricate feather designs as well as geometric designs. The cut away patterns on the top of this plate make for a very difficult piece to create, and a very intricate and interesting piece of art work for any collector to admire.
A lovely little perfect pot made by Maria between 1956 and 1959, when she made pottery by herself with no designs and signed her pieces Maria Poveka.
An exquisite plate made by Maria between 1956 and 1959, when she made pottery alone with no designs, signed as Maria Poveka.
Cynthia is the daughter of "master" potter, Carmelita Dunlap. Cynthia's innovation is the brown-on-brown pottery shown here.
