PLATTER

Polished earthenware, 29.2 cm dia. 
San Ildefonso Pueblo 
New Mexico, North America 
Gift of Helen-Margaret Green 
LMA 8398

PLATE

Blackware pottery 
Maria Martinez and Santana 
San Ildefonso Pueblo, 20th century 
New Mexico, North America 
LMA 8399

This piece is signed 'Maria & Santana'. This signature indicates that the plate was made by Maria Martinez between 1943 and 1956 with the aid of her son, Santana. The pattern is known as the Avanyu design.

VASE

Blackware pottery 
Maria Martinez 
San Ildefonso Pueblo 
New Mexico, North America 
Museum Purchase
LMA 2048

This piece is signed 'Maria Povèka'. As such, it must have been produced after around 1956. This signature is only found on undecorated wares.

VASE

Black-on-red pottery 
19th century 
San Ildefonso Pueblo 
New Mexico, North America 
LMA 8385

Black-on-red ware is older than the 20th-century black-on-black.