Marvin Martinez Pot New Mexico Jewelry Blumenschein

Blumenschein

From the collection at the New Mexico Museum of Art

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Adjustable strap can be knotted inside and shortened to any length

Marvin Martinez Pot New Mexico Jewelry BlumenscheinMarvin Martinez works in the traditional matte black on black designs of his grandparents and great grandparents of San Ildefonso Pueblo. Using clay gathered from pueblo land, and hand processing the clay at home, he begins by hand coiling his pots. Next, the pots are stone polished which helps them achieve the fine shine for which the pueblos pottery is known. The pots are decorated with matte black designs, which is made possible by the traditional