Santo Domingo Pueblo Pottery

Santo Domingo Pueblo
Pueblo Pottery Maine presents traditional and contemporary pottery by Santo Domingo artists Robert Tenorio, Hilda Coriz, Paulita Pacheco, Iona Coriz, Thomas Tenorio, Warren Coriz and Robert Aguilar.

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Paulita Pacheco is the wife of Gilbert Pacheco and they have collaborated for many years to produce some of Santo Domingo’s finest pottery. Paulita has been an active potter for over 30 years and comes from the famous Tenorio family of Santo Domingo potters – daughter of Juanita C. Tenorio; sister of Hilda Coriz and their famous brother, Robert Tenorio. Robert, along with her mother and grandmother, Andrea Ortiz, taught her to make hand coiled pottery in the Santo Domingo tradition.

These are wonderful pieces typical of her family’s work and the traditional pottery of Santo Domingo Pueblo. This pot measures 6.25 inches tall by 7 inches wide. Nice colors. The opening dips a little on one side which is visible only from one side. Still a nice Santo Domingo piece at an appropriately adjusted price that makes it a great deal. Your price - $195 - Item #SD236

Since 1988, she has been winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for plates, bowls and jars at the Santa Fe Indian Market and the Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Fair. She continues to exhibit today at the Santo Domingo Pueblo Arts & Crafts Fair and at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. where her work is in the permanent collection. Paulita’s work is included including Dr. Gregory Schaaf's "Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies"; "Fourteen Families in Pueblo Pottery" by Dillingham; Lillian Peaster’s "Pueblo Pottery Families"; Berger & Schiffer’s "Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery"; and "'Southwestern Pottery: Anasazi to Zuni" by Hayes and Blom.

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Ambrose Atencio created this dough bowl in the Santo Domingo tradition. He has been a potter since the 1980s and was taught the art by his cousin, master potter Robert Tenorio. The quality of those lessons and the years of hard work are reflected in the shape of his pots and the fine execution of the traditional Santo Domingo designs that Ambrose chooses to employ. (Photo taken at the 2007 Santa Fe Indian Market.) This dough bowl is a magnificent piece measuring 4.5 inches tall by 12.5 inches wide - beautiful workmanship and creativity in the design. Your price $1,195 ~ Item #SD260 Click here to see an enlargement.  

The red lipped pot at left has great shape, lines and color. It measures 7.75 inches tall by 8 inches wide. Your price $525 ~ Item #SD262 Click here to see an enlargement.  

The materials for his pottery are collected locally at Santo Domingo Pueblo in New Mexico. Ambrose fires his work using cottonwood bark as did his grandmother, Crucita Tortalita. He is now in the process of teaching his son Elroy to work the clay.

At right is the 1st of two classic Santo Domingo bird and flower motif pots. They are very well done with good form, graphics and color. The pot at right measures 8 inches tall by 9 inches wide. Your price $625 ~ Item #SD262 Click here to see an enlargement 

Ambrose has won multiple awards at various venues such as the Indian Arts Northwest Market (Portland, OR); the Fountain Hills Indian Market; The Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show; the Dallas Indian Arts and Crafts Fair; plus several awards at the Santa Fe Indian Market including Best of Class and Best of Category. His work has been published or reviewed in several publications including Dr. Gregory Schaaf’s "Southern Pueblo Pottery: 2000 Artist Biographies", Native People’s Magazine, and other periodicals.

The pot at left has perfect shape and some unique design elements to it in the bird graphic and the use of colors. It measures 8 inches tall by 9 inches wide. Your price $625 ~ Item #SD263 Click here to see an enlargement.

The bowl at right, bottom, has great shape and well executed designs of a grey-black which Ambrose states is an intentional effect. The birds are uncommon in that they are facing left and have pressed back crowns. Although the thicker, finger-like tail feathers are often seen the two pointed tail feathers are more common to Zia. The bowl has thin slip in some areas causing the clay red to be visible upon close examination as you'll see in the enlargements provided. This pot has considerable quality and charm. It measures 9.5 inches tall by 10.5 inches wide. Your price $650 ~ Item #SD248. Click here to see enlargements.
Sale Price $325

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Warren Coriz bears the last name of one of Santo Domingo's most famous families - creators of fine pottery, amazing jewelry and all manner of Native American arts and crafts. Warren is in his late 30s and has been making pottery for only a few years but he shows tremendous promise. Warren learned his potting techniques from famed potter Robert Tenorio and continues to study under Robert today. Warren is an up and coming artist and has improved so quickly that we believe he is going to give Robert a run for his money. (Photo taken at home, 2007 )

If you think that's an overstatement look closely at this mammoth pot we've acquired from Warren.This is a superb piece of work measuring 13 inches tall by 14 inches wide. The shape is perfect and the graphics are excellent -every color solid and true. This pot will be for sale until it sells or until we can no longer stand the idea of parting with it. He's a 4 STAR rising star and most collectors don't even know who he is or are unaware of how far he has progressed. Highly recommended! Your price $2,800 ~ Item #SD250. Click here to see this incredible piece of work.

The deer canteen at right measures 3 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall. Your price $195. Item #SD239

Warren is the son-in-law of the late Hilda and Arthur Coriz, wife of Ione Coriz and he was fortunate enough to start making pottery only 10 years ago with Ione, Hilda and Robert Tenorio as his teachers. Warren took two First Place Awards at the 2006 Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Show, a natural step up from his2005 Second Place Award. His work has excellent shape, good detail and solid colors.

The bowl at left is a very traditional Santo Domingo piece with excellent graphics on the inside of the pot as well as the outside.- nice rich colors and very well executed graphics plus a good bowl shape. This bowl measures 5 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide. Your price $315 ~ Item #SD271. Click here to see an enlargement.

At right, is a beautiful fruit or dough bowl by Warren that has clean, crisp designs and excellent graphics.The graphics are not only well executed but are done with a personalized creativity that makes it stand out even more as a top of the line of Santo Domingo Pueblo piece. This bowl features a turtle and flowers and measures 3.25 inches tall by 7.75 inches wide. Your price $425 ~ Item #SD254.

The Warren Coriz bowl at left measures 4 inches tall by 6 inches wide. Classic Santo Domingo motif. Your price $240 ~ Item #SD276.

At right is a very nice Coriz vase measuring 4.75 inches tall by 5.5 inches wide. Your price $220 ~ Item #SD277

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