2010A

Traditional Acoma Jar by Norma Jean Ortiz

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 350.00 USD
Traditional Acoma Jar by Norma Jean Ortiz
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From the Nick and Suzanne Nicholas Collection, Traditional Acoma Jar by Norma Jean Ortiz, measures 10.5''H x 11.5''W, hand coiled, flared rim, highly textured from the mid-section to rim, stunningly beautiful Acoma designs from the mid-section to base, birds-geometric-and abstract, signed on bottom by artist Norma Jean Acoma, Norma Jean Ortiz (Acoma) lives in the ancient Acoma ''Sky City'' in New Mexico. There she creates beautiful works of traditional Acoma artwork including corrugated pottery, clay sculptures, and paintings. Norma Jean Ortiz has been making pottery for over 35 years. Her pottery has also been referred to as Anasazi pots because it is of the same style created by the ancient Anasazi people who used this pottery for cooking. Norma Jean learned the traditional Acoma coil method of pottery making as a child by observing her great-grandmother and grandmother. To give the pots their rigid texture, Norma Jean uses a deer antler to press into the strips while she is doing the coiling, this creates the pot's corrugation.