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Santo Domingo Chile Bowl

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:70.00 - 100.00 USD
Santo Domingo Chile Bowl
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Santo Domingo Chile Bowl, measures 3.5''H x 8''W, traditional Santo Domingo Pueblo is reputed to be one of the most unchanged Pueblo cultures since the arrival of Spanish explorers. Indeed, European influence is as little evident in minimalistic stone-slab and Heishi Santo Domingo Pueblo jewelry as in its traditional pottery. In comparison to other Pueblos' intricately-designed pottery, pottery made by Santo Domingo artists is simple-traditional ollas of buff clay are decorated primarily with black and terra cotta paints, geometric patterns and floral and animal designs. What makes Santo Domingo pottery so unique and remarkable, however, is the ways in which artists create the vessel's appearance. Many Pueblos use a stone-finish technique to give their pieces a polished gloss, but Santo Domingo artists use an egg white finish to achieve a glossy sheen. Even more impressive is the painting. Many Santo Domingo Pueblo pottery designs are created by large blocks of black color and negative space, unlike the intricate fine line patterns of the Acoma Pueblo. But Santo Domingo artists use all natural paints that are all but invisible until the piece is fired. To create any design, artists must be sure of their brushstrokes because there is no room for error.