$1,150
Artist: Vickie Martinez
Style: Pottery Basket
Pueblo: Santa Clara, NM
Period: Vintage
Dimensions: 5” D x 5.5” H
In stock
Vickie Martinez (Koe-Sawe, meaning “Buffalo Steps”) was born in 1967 at Santa Clara Pueblo. She learned the traditional art of pottery-making from her mother, Barbara Martinez, and her grandmother, Flora Naranjo. Vickie began creating pottery on her own in 1983.
More About the ArtistThe Santa Clara Pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans who speak the Tewa language. The Pueblo is on the Rio Grande, between Ohkay Owingeh (formerly San Juan Pueblo) to the north and San Ildefonso Pueblo to the south. Santa Clara Pottery and its Pueblo are famous for producing hand-crafted pottery, specifically blackware and redware with deep engravings.
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