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A century of San Ildefonso blackware pottery. Check out our video on the historic creations by Maria & Julian Martinez in 1919-1920. This dynamic shift in style still reverberates today among Pueblo artists. Take a moment to learn more about this unique event nearly 100 years ago.
Footage of renowned American Indian potter Maria Martinez creating blackware Pueblo pottery with her husband Julian Martinez. To license footage from this film for commercial use visit: www.travelfilmarchive.com.
"Footage of renowned Native American potter Maria Martinez creating blackware Pueblo pottery with
her husband Julian Martinez.
06:00:00:00
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
VS Caucasian woman & man (tourists) exiting Native American store.
Sign for “San Ildefonso Native American Pueblo.”
06:01:00:02
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
VS Native American middle-aged couple (Maria and Julian Martinez)
seated outside making pottery.
CU Native American woman shaping & molding clay flat.
HA CU pressing clay into bowl mold.
VS Native American woman shaping & molding clay into long piece
& pressing around rim of bowl.
Headshot Native American woman smiling as she works.
CU hands smoothing out clay along rim of bowl.
CU smoothing out inside of bowl.
CU traditional Native American necklaces worn around woman’s neck.
(pottery making, ceramics, handicrafts)
06:03:41:20
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
VS Native American middle-aged couple (Maria and Julian Martinez)
seated outside making pottery.
CU hands scraping side of clay pot to make it smooth.
VS Native American man painting designs on vase.
Headshot Native American man concentrating on his work.
Native American couple displaying pieces to each other.
(pottery making, ceramics, handicrafts)
06:05:23:02
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
VS Native American middle-aged couple (Maria and Julian Martinez)
removing finished pottery from kiln buried in ground & wiping dirt off.
VS finished blackware pottery on ground.
Native American man wiping off pottery & handing to woman, who arranges on ground.
Native American couple holding up finished pottery pieces & smiling.
(pottery making, ceramics, handicrafts)
06:07:41:00
– Worldwide fame and appreciation accompanied the life of potter Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso Pueblo. Through her hard work and generous sharing of her pottery techniques, Martinez reintroduced the art of pottery making to her people, providing them with a means of artistic expression and for retaining traditional aspects of the pueblo way of life.
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Maria Montoya Martinez and her son, Popovi Da demonstrate how Pueblo Indian Pottery is made using traditional methods. Filmed in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico.
"Maria Martinez, noted indian pottery maker demonstrates the traditional indian ways, beginning with the spreading of sacred corn before clay is gathered. Also shown are the mixing of clay, construction of pottery, hand decorating, and building of the firing mound."
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Today I wanted to highlight a few pieces of San Ilfedonso Pueblo pottery from the likes Maria Martinez, Popovi Da, and Tony Da available in our upcoming auction. Live bidding for our Spring auction will begin on May 15th, 2022 at 9:00 AM (Pacific) on LiveAuctioneers.com. Register today for a chance to bid on these amazing pieces.
A previously released educational video on the life and artwork of Tony Da follows today's video.
Music: Better Days by Benjamin Tissot
