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lMata Ortiz Sgrafitto Bow - Silvia Villa

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 1,000.00 USD
lMata Ortiz Sgrafitto Bow - Silvia Villa
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Mata Ortiz Sgrafitto Bowl - Silvia Villa. This is an amazingly beautiful, intricate designed bowl. There are rows and rows of different colored, different shaped designs incised into the bowl. There is also incised fined lines in the background tan. In the bottom, there are two magnificent elks. The outside is also filled with the intricate rows of designs and two elk. The artist left a signature on the rump of one of the elks on the bottom of the bow. This bowl would be the centerpiece of any pottery collection. Measures 3''Hx12''W. Mata Ortiz is a small village in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. The potters of Mata Ortiz create contemporary works of art, often incorporating Mimbres designs shared by the Southwest, Native American cultures.