While the design pattern of this seed pot is referenced, at rightly so, as "Eye Dazzler", I can't help but think "Mind Boggler" as being equally accurate. How can anyone paint a pot like this????? I honestly don't know, but I do know this, it sure is not only astonishing but also beautiful. Included in the price of this pot is a display stand allowing viewers to enjoy more of the surface. This seed pot by Potter Luke Ontiveros is a wonderful example of the superb craftmanship typical of the Mata Ortiz area.
Seed Pot measures 4 1/2 inches tall with a diameter of 10 1/2 inches. Yes, it is a larger than normal seed pot.
While the Mata Ortiz Pueblo is not located within the United States, and therefore their pottery isn't truly "Native American Pottery", being only 100 miles south of the US border is close enough for me. In fact, I've been told that the original inhabitants of that pueblo were Native Americans from the Acoma Pueblo who migrated south to avoid conquest by the Spanish.
Mata Ortiz pottery is hand coiled (single coil), formed using the pinch method, sanded using hack saws (yes, hack saws), painted with brushes often with only 4 or 5 strands of children's hair, then fired over a combination of cow dung and wood. For those that may be interested, Wikipedia has a great article (google 'Mata Ortiz Pottery') on the history of Mata Ortiz Pottery.
Suggested Retail $380.00 /