Dora Quezada (Mata Ortiz, active 20th to 21st century). Bichrome jar, n.d. Signed on underside of base. A pleasing pottery jar featuring a flared rim, a sloped shoulder, a wide hip, and a round yet stable base, all meticulously decorated with hand-painted and incised designs. The exterior of the vessel features 3 horizontal rows of painted zigzag, triangular, and lattice motifs, each separated by bands of pressed designs that create an undulating pattern. Four annular perforations surround the neck of the dish, likely intended for suspension. Size: 10" Diameter x 6.5" H (25.4 cm x 16.5 cm)

According to Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery, "Dora Quezada is the only daughter of Consolacion Quezada. When Dora was 12, Consolacion started her down the path by teaching her how to sand and polish pots. She also learned from her uncles Juan Quezada and Reynaldo Quezada. It was Reynaldo who taught her how to make blackware. By the time she finished high school, Dora could build, sand, polish, paint, etch and fire her own pots. Then she married Pedro Valenzuela, a mechanic from the city of La Junta (a six-hour train ride south of Mata Ortiz) and moved there.

In La Junta, Dora continued making pottery but she had to ship it back to her mother to sell: there was no pottery market in La Junta like there was in Mata Ortiz. Then after a few years Dora found herself a single mother of four. She returned to Mata Ortiz and was able to support her family with the proceeds from her pottery sales.

Dora often makes incised pottery using black, cream or white clays. Or mixed colors of clay. She also often paints her pieces with Paquime-style geometric designs. Her designs are often cuadrillos-based, with a central animal or fish motif. She's known for the consistent high quality of her work."

Provenance: private Thornton, Colorado, USA collection

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Signed on underside of base. A few light stains to surface, but otherwise intact and excellent with great preservation of incised and painted decoration.