Acoma Pueblo Pottery

Acoma Pueblo

Pueblo Pottery Maine presents both traditional and contemporary pottery by Acoma artists including Barbara & Joseph Cerno, Dorothy Torivio, Fredericia Antonio, Rachel Aragon, Edna Chino, Jackie Histia-Shutiva, Carmen Lewis, Wilfred Garcia, Francis Vallo, Emil Chino, Kim Vallo, Leland Robert Vallo, Elena Lockwood, Brenda L. (Cerno) Garcia, Robert Patricio, Michael Patricio, Jr., Theresa R. Garcia-Salvador, Paula Estevan , Gwen Patricio, Sandra Victorino, Emma Lewis, Terrance Chino, Carmel Lewis Haskaya, Adrian Vallo and Dylene Victorino.

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Jackie Shutiva (Histia) is an Acoma potter of the Sun and Yellow Corn Child Clans. Jackie was taught traditional pottery creation by her mother Stella Shutiva at the age of 19. She specializes in hand coiled, traditional and contemporary, corrugated pottery reminiscent of the prehistoric pottery created in the Southwest by the Anasazi and Hohokum cultures. On occasion Jackie also hand crafts clay corn symbols in her clay to denote her clan origins. (Jason Esquibel portrait)The pot at right has a fluted lip and corrugated texture.The handcoiling is evident on the inside of the pot. Although born of an ancient culture it also speaks to modern design and decor. It measures 8 inches tall by 7 inches wide. Your price $460 ~ Item # A126

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Roberta "Sky" Trujillo has been an active potter since 1987 working with polychrome jars and bowls. She was taught to make traditional pottery by her grandmother and mother Ventura Howeya.

Her work is included in Dr. Gregory Schaaf's book "Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies" and Berger and Schaaf's "Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery". Although her work is not widely known it remains some of the best Acoma Pueblo has to offer. We are very pleased to have acquired this piece. As you can see the fineline graphics are superb and the color graphics are rich in color and crisp in detail. This pot measures 7.5 inches tall by 7.5 inches tall. Your price $450 ~ Item #A366. Click here to see an enlargement of the piece.    SOLD

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Dorothy Torivio has been an active potter since 1974 working with traditional black on white and polychrome bowls, jars and seed pots She was taught by her mother, Mary Valley, and mother-in-law, Lolita Concho, and gives recognition to Lucy M. Lewis and Marie Concho as well. Dorothy's only student has been her niece, Sandra Victorino. This seed jar at right qualifies as Highest Quality and measures 4 inches tall by 6.5 inches wide - an extremely beautiful and well executed piece - true museum quality at an excellent price by one of Acoma's most esteemed potters. Your price $2575 (Retail $3600) Item #A186 Click here to see an enlargement of this masterpiece.

At left is a snowflake design seedpot that measures 2.5 inches tall by 3.75 inches wide. Your price $525 ~ Item #A364 Please click here to see an enlargement.

Dorothy has won numerous awards including Best of Show, Best of Division, 1st, 2nd and 3rd at the Santa fe Indian Market, Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial, the Mexico State Fair and the Heard Museum Show. Her work is included in many of the best public and private collections including the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona.

The seedpot a right, measures 2.25 inches tall by 3 inches wide. Your price $460 ~ Item #A363. Click here to see an enlargement.

Dorothy's work is also included in many periodicals and publications including American Indian Art Magazine (over 14 different issues) Stephen Trimble's "Talking with the Clay", Dr. Gregory Schaaf’s "Southern Pueblo Pottery 2,000 Artist Biographies"; "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes & Blom; and Rick Dillingham's "Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery".

The seedpot at bottom qualifies as another Highest Quality masterpiece by Dorothy in a snowflake motif. Perfect shape, graphics, thin walls - all you'd expect from an Acoma Pueblo master of her great and vast reputation. This seedpot measures 5 inches tall by 7 inches wide. Your price $2,800 ~ Item #A377. Please click here to see enlargements.

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Emma Lewis Mitchell is the daughter of the famous Acoma matriarch, Lucy M. Lewis. She has been an active potter since 1952 working with Mimbres and Anasazi Revival black-on-white and polychrome ollas, jars, bowls, seed pots plates and owls. She began showing at the Santa Fe Indian Market in 1960 and has won many 1st place awards during the four decades of her participation. The pot a right is classic mimbres. It measures 3.5 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. Your price $300 ~ Item #A383.

The pot at left, uses six birds in a rainbow geometric, really well done and measuring 4.75 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide.Your price $275 ~ Item #A275 SOLD

Emma's work is included in every major institution and private collection including the Heard Museum, Harvard's Wright Collection at the Peabody Museum; Maxwell Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Arts and many more. Naturally Emma Lewis's work is featured in dozens of different publications including Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies";Berger & Schiffer's "Pueblo & Navajo Contemporary Pottery"; "Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom; and Rick Dillingham's "Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery".

The pot at right has great bird and rabbit graphics and a unique opening that resembles an egg shell after a hatching. A uniquely fine piece, great shape too and a collector's treasure. It measures 4 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. Your price $400 ~ Item #384 SOLD

At left is a truly affordable Emma Lewis pot with wonderful graphics and shape. It measures 4 inches tall by 4 inches wide. Your price $175 ~ Item #A385.

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