Santa Clara is a Tewa Tribe located twenty-five miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico. on the west bank of the Rio Grande. The Santa Clara Tribe mainly use the black on black pottery style, as a decoration that comes from the high polish given to the black surface by painstakingly rubbing the pottery.

   Doņa Rosa, full name Rosa Real Mateo de Nieto, was a Mexican ceramics artisan from San Bartolo Coyotepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. She is noted for inventing a technique to make the local pottery type, barro negro, black and shiny after firing. This created new markets for the ceramics with collectors and tourists. Doņa Rosa discovered that she could change the color and shine of the pieces by making some changes to how the clay piece is handled. Just before the formed clay piece is completely dry, it is polished with a quartz stone to compress the surface. It is then fired at a slightly lower temperature than traditional pieces. After firing, the piece emerges a shiny black instead of a dull gray

   AZ Trading Post offers a contemporary highly polished adaptation of black on black pottery at a very affordable price.

Please Note:
Our Black on Black pottery is hand made there may be a slight difference in appearance.

Mata Ortiz Black Pottery With Stand By Doņa Rosa Size: 4" tall and ~5" wide	Black On Black Carved Pot / Removable Top By Doņa Rosa Size: 7.75" tall X 6" wide
Your Price: $140.95	Your Price: $195.95