Description: Acoma pottery has successfully snagged the attention of curators worldwide. The features, no matter how unconventional they are, are their main endearing qualities. Using techniques as old as the Aztec era, Acoma Pueblo potters manage to create stunning pieces every single time. From getting the clay to preparing it and creating something out of it, the entire process is well-loved and well protected. Ruby Panana was born into the Coyote Clan at Zia Pueblo in April 1954, the daughter of famed potter Seferina Pino Bell who, over the years, taught Ruby the traditional way of forming raw clay into fine art. Ruby attended the Zia Day School through the fourth grade, then went to Albuquerque public schools and graduated from West Mesa High School. While going to high school, she often helped her mother with her pottery, then began to make small pieces of her own. However, the pottery bug didn't bite and she went on to the University of New Mexico, working toward a degree in education. However, the scholarship money wasn't enough to cover her expenses so she had to quit. She returned to the pueblo and to pottery. Ruby has been an active potter since 1983. She married and now lives at Jemez Pueblo but she creates some of the largest traditional Zia pottery today, in the manner of Trinidad Medina and Sofia Medina. Her work spans the gamut of polychrome jars, bowls, vases, wedding vases and canteens. She is best known for that kind of pottery that ends up large, with impeccably painted artwork on it.
Price: 700 USD
Location: Auburn, Maine
End Time: 2024-09-28T20:43:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Origin: New Mexico
Provenance: Purchased At Collector Estate Auction
Artisan: Ruby Panana
Tribal Affiliation: Coyote Clan
Culture: Native American: US
Handmade: Yes
