Luz Elva Gutierrez Etched Geckos Mata Ortiz Pottery NR
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ETCHED AND PAINTED GECKO DESIGN RED/BROWN AND BLACK ON CREAMY WHITE CLAY - LUZ ELVA GUTEIRREZ Luz lives in Mata Ortiz. Her art is unique and beautiful. This olla is amazingly adorned with a perfectly balanced gecko etched and painted design. The effect is simple beauty. 4 1/4 inches tall with a girth at the widest point of 12 1/4". Diameter is 3 3/4". Signed by Luz Elva Gutierrez. The $5.95 domestic shipping fee includes professional packing and insurance. This is a truly fine piece of Mata Ortiz pottery at a very low price. Bid confidently on this fresh artistic treasure that would retail for $49.00 to $69.00 in fine gift stores and galleries. This remarkable thin-walled fine art was hand-formed (without the use of a potter's wheel) from locally dug clay, hand painted with natural mineral or plant colors and fired over open ground (not in a kiln). The fine pottery resulting from these ancient methods are a strong reminder of the amazing power of Mata Ortiz creativity and skills. (The foregoing is from Wikipedia) The small village of Mata Ortiz, near the ancient ruins of Casas Grandes in the northern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, has seen a revival of an ancient Mesoamerican pottery tradition. Modern potters are producing work inspired by pottery from the ancient city of Paquime, which traded as far north as New Mexico
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