Rosy Mora Paquime/Mimbres Turtle Mata Ortiz Pottery

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ROSY MORA: PAQUIME/MIMBRES INSPIRED TURTLE MOTIF MATRIMONIO (WEDDING POT) Rosy Mora lives in Mata Ortiz. (see photo below - holding this pot). Her Pacquimé/Mimbres inspired graphics are sharp and balanced. This hand formed wedding pot is amazingly symmetric and light. Labor intense and beautiful. 3 1/4 inches tall x 3 1/2 inches in diameter . This Rosy Mora wedding pot will enhance your Mata Ortiz collection. The $6.95 Shipping fee includes professional packing and insurance. Bid confidently on this fresh artistic treasure. 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 and Arizona and throughout northern Mexico. This new artistic movement is due to the efforts of Juan Quezada, the self-taught read more

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