Traditional Mata Ortiz Hand Coiled Indian Pottery by Casas Grandes artist Signed 1245-PT
Traditional Mata Ortiz Hand Coiled Indian Pottery by Casas Grandes artist Signed.
Imaginative and creative, the fine detailing of this pot is truly wondrous. This hand coiled and hand painted Casas Grandes pot is a unique and traditional design. Hand painted traditional southwestern designs seem to jump off of the polished pottery walls. This pot is 12" tall, by 13" in diameter, and has a 5-1/2" opening. Signed Luis M. Bugarini. Painting is still widely used to decorate pots in the Southwest. Potters make no measurements or sketches but paint designs free-hand. This pot has a mind boggling amount of fine line free hand detail.
The Inspiration of Casas Grandes pottery is taken from Casas Grandes tradition. The renaissance of this beautiful pottery began in the early 1960's, following the Amerind Foundation's excavation of the nearby Paquime ruins in 1958. Until that time, there was little interest in the antiquities of the area, but after the excavation, however, an new awareness developed.
Technically and aesthetically, Casas Grandes pottery equals or surpasses the work of the Indian potters of the American Southwest. It is made with clay from the mountains high above the village of Mata Ortiz, painted with human hairbrushes and natural pigments (minerals and roots of plants). It is hand-formed, without the use of a potter's wheel, and is dung fired.
For centuries, the Indian peoples of the Southwest have fashioned pots from the native clay and baked them beneath the fiery desert sun. Today, we are proud to offer you this hand-coiled, clay pot. Each intricate line has been hand-painted into gorgeous clay by hand. Beautiful workmanship, high gloss, and stone polished finish.
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