Avanyu Plate by Maria Martinez San Ildenfonso Pueblo

Avanyu Plate by Maria Martinez San Ildenfonso Pueblo

Dimensions:-

Height: 6 1/2”

Width: 1 1/4”

Tribe:  San Ildenfonso 

Item #: 400065 

Artist:

Maria Martinez

Maria Montoya Martinez (1887, San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico – July 20, 1980, San Ildefonso Pueblo) was a Native American artist who created internationally renowned pottery. Hailing from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, she learned pottery skills from her aunt at a young age.

Martinez, her husband Julian, and other family members utilized traditional Pueblo pottery styles and techniques to create pieces which reflect the Pueblo people’s legacy of fine artwork and crafts. Traditional pottery-making techniques were being lost, but Martinez and her family experimented with different techniques and helped preserve their cultural art