Scarce SIGNED Collectable Black-on-Black Mata Ortiz Pottery by LULY LUCERO, who is a student of Lydia Quezada who is credited for the creation of the black variation of Mata Ortiz.    Referenced in "The Miracle of Mata Ortiz" by Walt Parks.   This work is a top quality Mata Ortiz pottery given its (1) thinner walls; (2) extensive artistic decoration; and (3) accented crocheted clay ring.  

Height at 10 1/2 inches (total); Gourd Vase at 9 1/2 x 7 inches; Clay Ring at 5 inches diameter x 1 1/2 height.

100% Hand Made and fired as the ancient Paquime-Casas Grandes Indians. They are fired directly on the floor, using wood or cow pats as fuel, (and in some cases, as well as in an electric or gas kiln, in order to preserve nature).  The result is a magnificent piece of Contemporary Art on Clay.  Mata Ortiz  pottery, or Casas Grandes, is one of the finest and most innovative ceramics in the world.  The entire pueblo of Mata Ortiz creates outstanding handmade, coiled pots or ollas, following centuries old  methods.   Inspired by the Paquime, Casas Grandes ceramics, the potters of Mata Ortiz create contemporary works of art, often incorporating Mimbres designs shared by the Southwest, Native American cultures.  With an olla as their canvas, the potters of Mata Ortiz have imprinted in them not only re-creations of ancestral symbols, but they have searched within their own spirit and creativity and have been able to conceive a unique artistic language, creative and original. They have gone through the imitation of pre-Hispanic ceramics, and have moved on to a sophisticated creation of contemporary art.