Maria Poveka Martinez (Maria Martinez/Marie/Maria Antonia Montoya), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1887-1980 and Julian Martinez (Pocano), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1884-1943 Search this
Previous owner:
Harold J. Cohen, Non-Indian, 1913-1997 Search this
Rena Cohen (Rena Grace Alpert/Mrs. Harold J. Cohen), Non-Indian, 1916-2003 Search this
Donor:
Harold J. Cohen, Non-Indian, 1913-1997 Search this
Rena Cohen (Rena Grace Alpert/Mrs. Harold J. Cohen), Non-Indian, 1916-2003 Search this
Previous seller:
Maria Poveka Martinez (Maria Martinez/Marie/Maria Antonia Montoya), San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1887-1980 Search this
Object Name:
Plate
Media/Materials:
Pottery, clay slip, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, slipped, burnished, painted
Dimensions:
3 x 27.5 cm
Object Type:
Food/Beverage Serving
Place:
San Ildefonso Pueblo, San Ildefonso Reservation; Santa Fe County; New Mexico; USA
Date created:
1940-1943
Collection History:
Part of a set of plates purchased from the artists by Rena Alpert Cohen (1916-2003) and her husband Harold J. Cohen (1913-1997) during a visit to San Ildefonso Pueblo in 1940 and via correspondence between 1941 and 1943; donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Cohen in 1972.
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