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Maria Montoya Poveka Martinez (c1887-1980), master potter
Maria Montoya Poveka Martinez (c 1881 to 1887-1980) is one of the native american pottery masters and probably the most famous of all pueblo potters. She and her husband, Julian, discovered in 1918 how to produce the now-famous black-on-black pottery, and they spent the remainder of their careers perfecting and producing it for museums and collectors worldwide.
Much of the vitality of contemporary native pottery stems from her inspiration and inovations.
Mart�nez was born Mar�a Antonia Montoya in a pueblo community in San Ildefonso, New Mexico, on an unrecorded date between the years of 1881 and 1887. Most sources give her birth year as 1887, but several earlier dates are also recorded.
The San Ildefonso pueblo at that time was a small group of about twenty adobe houses on the eastern bank of the Rio Grande. After her birth, Mart�nez was given the Tewa, or Pueblo, name Po-Ve-Ka, meaning "Pond Lily" by her mother, Reyes Pe�a, and her father, Thomas Montoya. She was the second eldest of five daughters supported by her father's varied work as a farmer, carpenter, and cowboy.
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Native burial grounds near Tisch Mills may include Viking ship
A 200-acre wooded site west of Tisch Mills guards its secrets well. Maybe that's what its original inhabitants intended.But for historian Bruce Vandervest and several other investigators, the site, confirmed to be a sacred Native American burial ground, continues to draw them back in their determination to find out more: a Viking ship also may....
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Mailbag Question
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How do I know if 'Indian Jewelry' is authentic and made by a real indian?
My sister taught school on the reservation in Pine Ridge (Porcupine) about
20 years ago. She will be 50 this year. I am looking to buy her turquoise jewelry. I'd like to know it's authentic and made by the Indians. She would hold this as being very special. I understand that some jewelry has tribes' names inscribed on the back. Can you give some reputable stores or web sites that I can look at and buy. I would be particularly interested in Lakota, Sioux.
~Submitted by Kathy C
Answer:The Lakota Sioux are not generally known for making turquoise jewelry. Beadwork and quillwork are more common crafts for a person from the Lakota Sioux tribe. I am sure there must be some individuals who are silversmiths with Lakota heritage, (although I don't personally know any), but this group of tribes in general is not known for this art form. Read more: How do I know if 'Indian Jewelry' is authentic and made by a real indian? On Sale!
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