Mata Ortiz Pottery Iguana Lizard Effigy Animal Tomas Quintana Mexican Clay Art

Description: Mata Ortiz Pottery Artist: Tomas Quintana - Second Generation Hand Made Hand Painted Amazing, Fabulous, Gorgeous - Just a few words that come to mind when trying to describe this fantastic piece. This beautiful large iguana lizard effigy completed in the traditional Paquime design. Tomas makes beautiful large animal figures. Tomas Quintana is a member of the large Quintana family; many are potters in the village - pueblo of Mata Ortiz In Northern Mexico. Tomas lives in a neighboring village and for many years has been an admirer of the work of the potters. On his own he developed a special king of effigies, inspired by Mata Ortiz creations. Tomas has a very unique rough primitive style of barely sanded very well-formed figures such as this iguana. Piece is 2.5 Inches Tall x 9 Inches In Length x 7 Inches DiameterArtist Has Signed On Bottom Of Piece I personally hand selected this gorgeous olla from the artist. Our goal is to help the wonderful people of Mata Ortiz have a venue that allows the potters to share their fabulous pieces to the world. New - Never Displayed Piece. Piece will be boxed, and bubble wrapped and then put into another box with additional packing materials for very safe shipping to the piece new home and owner. MATA ORTIZ POTTERY STORY: Is a recreation of the Mogollon pottery found in and around the archeological site of Casas Grandes (Paquime') in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Named after the modern town of Mata Ortiz, which is near the archeological site, the style was propagated by Juan Quezada Celado. Quezada learned on his own to recreate this ancient pottery and then went on to update it. By the mid 1970's, Quezada was selling his pottery and teaching family and friends to make it and the pottery was able to penetrate the U.S. markets thanks to traders. By the 1990's, the pottery was being shown in museums and other cultural institutions and sold in fine galleries. The success of the pottery, which is sold for aesthetic rather than its utilitarian value, has brought the town of Mata Ortiz out of poverty, with most of its populations earning income from the industry, directly or indirectly. Be Sure To View All Photos Shown For Views Of The Beautiful Work. You Will Want To Add This Beauty Into Your Collection - Sure To Become One Of Your Families Heirloom PiecesInternational Buyers WelcomeOur Studio Is Pet Free, Smoke Free, Very Clean, Temperature Controlled We Do Offer Combined Shipping Costs On Multiple Purchases. Please Message Me Prior To Paying For Combined Invoice.

Price: 225 USD

Location: Tucson, Arizona

End Time: 2025-02-12T23:00:13.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1 USD