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Martinez, Ron Looking Elk – 8″ Tall Jar with Corn Maiden and Dragonfly
4.25"w x 8.25"h
$ 300.00
Ron “Looking Elk” Martinez has both Taos and Isleta ancestry. He began making pottery in the 1990s. He studied pottery at IAIA. He received an SAR Internship in 1997 and the Challenge Award at Santa Fe Indian Market in 2000. Each piece is coil-built, stone polished, and traditionally fired, then etched with designs. This tall jar was fired brown and then etched with intricate designs. One side has a Corn Maiden, the other a dragonfly. Separating them are rain designs. It is a complex etched design. It is signed, “Ron Looking Elk”. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.
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Ron “Looking Elk” Martinez has both Taos and Isleta ancestry. He began making pottery in the 1990s. He studied pottery at IAIA. He received an SAR Internship in 1997 and the Challenge Award at Santa Fe Indian Market in 2000. Each piece is coil-built, stone polished, and traditionally fired, then etched with designs. This tall jar was fired brown and then etched with intricate designs. One side has a Corn Maiden, the other a dragonfly. Separating them are rain designs. It is a complex etched design. It is signed, “Ron Looking Elk”. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.