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Horse Hair Mata Ortiz Indian Pottery

We have * One of a Kind * Horse Hair Mata Ortiz Indian Pottery Hand Coiled and Signed by the artists.

Horse Hair Mata Ortiz Indian Pottery, an American Indian art form that dates back many many years. Its name implies that it is made using the hair from the main and tail of a horse. It is said that a pueblo potter who had long hair had their hair blow against a piece of pottery when they were removing the Pueblo Made Pottery from the hot kiln, the hair stuck and the the result was so interesting that she duplicated it with hair their a horse's tail. Today many tribes make Horse Hair Mata Ortiz Indian Pottery, sometimes etched and sometimes decorated with pieces of turquoise; designs are sometimes painted over the horsehair.