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Wingz of Power - Native American Jewelry
Pottery, Sage Herbs and Feathers
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Authentic Jemez Pottery
By
David Oretto
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„« Item- Native American Jemez Pueblo Pottery
„« Base- Clay
„« Artist- David Oretto
„« Tribe- Jemez Pueblo
„« Size- 3.25 inches wide X 2.25 inches tall
„« Weight- 3.70 ounces
„« Original & Authentic- Yes and signed


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DESCRIPTION
This beautiful NEW Authentic Native American hand made and hand painted pot is hand coiled and hand painted from natural colors of the earth. There are two separate design pattern of clouds and feathers that flow around the perimeter of the pot. The bottom of the pot is signed with the initials ¡§D.O.¡¨ by the artist, Jemez potter David Oretto.
Many Jemez potters are well known for their beautiful red clay which they gather, sift it and add water to it from the sacred grounds of the Jemez Pueblo to make their pottery. The potter gathers natural pigments and vegetation from within the grounds to make their paints. The yucca plant is generally used to make their paint brushes, as it has fibers within the plant that are a gift from nature for the use of painting.

INFO
JEMEZ PUEBLO POTTERY
The Pueblo of Jemez (pronounced "Hay-mess" or traditionally as "He-mish") is one of the 19 pueblos located in New Mexico. It is a federally recognized American Indian tribe with 3,400 tribal members, most of whom reside in a puebloan village that is known as "'Walatowa" (a Towa word meaning "this is the place"). Walatowa is located in North-Central New Mexico, within the southern end of the majestic Canon de Don Diego. It is located on State Road 4 approximately one hour northwest of Albuquerque (55 miles) and approximately one hour and twenty minutes southwest of Santa Fe. The Pueblo of Jemez is the only remaining village of the Towa speaking pueblos in New Mexico. It is surrounded by colorful red sandstone mesas and serves as the gateway to the Ca¡Von de San Diego and the Jemez Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway. It is within these red sandstone mesas that they gather their color clay for their pottery.
Jemez pueblo lies west of the Rio Grande on Jemez River. Like other neighboring pueblos, their tradition traces their ancestry back to the Four- Corners prehistoric Anasazi people. Anthropologists say that the Jemez people abandoned the making of pottery sometime after the Spanish conquest, buying their utilitarian ware from neighbors.
Seeing their neighbors making money by selling pottery to the tourists, the Jemez people made a half-hearted attempt to revive the pottery craft during the 1920s and '30s. During this period, they turned out ware that was low fired, and then painted with many colors of poster paint. As late as the early 1970s, their work was a far cry from the artistry of the Hopis and Tewas of Santo Domingo and San Ildefonso. Jemez Pueblo produces a large amount of pottery. It is generally thicker in appearance and uses a lot of earth tones in their feathers and cloud designs.
The Jemez speak the Towa language, and by this anthropologists can trace some of their lineage to prehistoric times. Some of the present-day Jemez families can trace their heritage back to the pueblo of Pecos, a ruined Towa pueblo a few miles east of Santa Fe. Several potters went back to their ancestral home, so the story goes, and picked up and copied pottery shards found at the ruins and museums. And, if there is a tradition, this is it. Realistically, their tradition has mostly come from observing work by other neighbors.
Through trial and error, and through help from friends, and neighbors, the Jemez finally established a higher level of output, but this did not occur until the middle to late 1980s. Since pottery making has been reestablished at Jemez, they have produced some fine potters, who are using traditional methods of coiling and firing. They have also been able to bring some modern concepts, such as incised designs and melon style ribs and swirls. Their work is now quality, and because of their lack of historic icons, their prices are very reasonable and many of their pieces are of outstanding design and craftsmanship.
The Jemez speak the Towa language, and by this anthropologists can trace some of their lineage to prehistoric times. Some of the present-day Jemez families can trace their heritage back to the pueblo of Pecos, a ruined Towa pueblo a few miles east of Santa Fe. Several potters went back to their ancestral home, so the story goes, and picked up and copied pottery shards found at the ruins and museums. And, if there is a tradition, this is it. Realistically, their tradition has mostly come from observing work by other neighbors.


ARTIST
Native Jemez potter David Oretto has signed this piece on the bottom with his initial ¡§D.O.¡¨

SIZE- CONDITION
This pot measures 3.25 inches across the center and stands 2.25 inches tall. The top lip measures 2.50 inches across.
There are no visible cracks or chips on or in this piece.
This pot and all pottery are double wrapped for a safe journey to your destination.

WEIGHT
3.70 ounces


Tribes, Pueblos, Nations: Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Jicarilla Apache Nation, Laguna, Mescalero Apache nation, Nambe, Navajo Nation, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San IIdefonso, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Zia, Zuni

AUTHENTICITY

Certificate of Authenticity - This original piece of Native American art is new unless otherwise listed as vintage or pawn. It will arrive accompanied by our official Letter of Authenticity which documents the Native American artists name, tribal affiliation, gemstone materials, sterling silver and the price you paid so that it will help you establish and maintain accurate records. We take the utmost care in shipping it to you and it will arrive cleaned, polished and well packed for safety in a sealed bag wrapped in tissue paper in a gift bag.


We travel to New Mexico, the Native American jewelry capital of the world, and visit other artists throughout the Southwest 4 to 5 times a year to purchase direct from the traders or the artists themselves. My mother was born and raised in the West and still lives and works in the Grand Canyon. The Native Americans have always been a part of our lives and we have always surrounded ourselves with their culture and beautiful works of art.
All of our items are bought directly from individual artists or from well established, well known wholesalers and traders between Gallup, the reservations, Santa Fe and Albuquerque. We love to buy directly from the artists so we can support their craft as well as provide them a living for their incredible talents. It helps to bypass the middleman so we can send money back to our adopted families at the reservation.

It is against the law to post an item as authentic Native American if it is not. We do our best to describe each piece by the description, where it came from and the artist. We guarantee you will not find any fake, cheap or imported jewelry on our site. All of our items are Authentic Native works of art. All of our jewelry contains genuine silver, silver, gold and contains no pot metal, nickel, rhodium, pewter or other precious metal substitutes.
IACA Membership
We are members of Indian Arts and Crafts Association! (IACA)
The Indian Arts and Crafts Association is an international organization which, since 1974, has followed its mission of ¡§Promoting, Preserving, and Protecting¡¨ Native American creations. We offer a variety of educational tools to help the buying public appreciate the handmade beauty of this North American indigenous art, and the growing need to be advocates of those products which are authentic.
Since 1974, the Indian Arts and Crafts Association (IACA) with an Executive Office in Albuquerque, NM, has been instrumental in helping to promote and protect authentic American Indian arts and crafts. The IACA is unique in that its membership is made up of individuals and businesses that represent the entire industry Indian arts: artisans, retailers, wholesalers, museums, governmental agencies, collectors and supporters. It is an international organization whose mission is to support the effective protection and ethical promotion of authentic American Indian arts and crafts.









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