Bowl, Decorative

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Bowl, Decorative

Entry/Object ID

1973.22.2

Description

VASE LIKE BOWL/FEATHER DES AROUND LIP/SIGNED MARIE & SANTANA Martinez/

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Artist Information

MARIE & SANTANA

Maria Montoya Martinez

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

New Mexico

Culture/Tribe

San Ildefonso Pueblo

Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bowl, Decorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Knickknack

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Decorative Furnishings

Nomenclature Class

Household Accessories

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Dimensions

Depth

3 in

Diameter

4 in

Parts

Count

Material

CLAY

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

73.22.2 Artist Marie and Santana Martinez San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico Collected by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bradley

Research Notes

Notes

Santana and Adam Martinez both came from famous San Ildefonso pottery families. Adam was the oldest son of Maria and Julian Martinez and learned to make pottery from his parents. Santana Roybal Martinez learned from her maternal grandmother, Pino Martinez, her mother Alfonsita and her aunt, Tonita Roybal. Adam and Santana lived with Maria and Julian for several years after they were married. During that time Julian trained Santana in the fine art of pottery painting. After Julian passed away in 1943 Santana began painting for Maria until Maria began collaborating with her son Popovi Da. Then Santana and Adam began making pottery of their own, around 1956. They earned widespread respect for their abilities in making and painting pottery and they passed on their techniques to their seven children who have also distinguished themselves in pottery making.