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Mata Ortiz Fish Effigy Bowl - Juan Quezada

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Mata Ortiz Fish Effigy Bowl - Juan Quezada
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Mata Ortiz Fish Effigy Bowl - Juan Quezada. This is a signed bowl by the famous potter from Mata Ortiz, MX, Juan Quezada. It is one of his earliest creations and is a reproduction of ancient Casas Grande pottery that he found in the area. He has made it to look distressed and old. He crafted it in the 1960s. A purchaser took a photograph of him holding the bowl in 1996 and this photo is included. This bowl is a fish effigy in the traditional polychrome colors of red, black and tan. It measures 5.5''H x 8''W.