This is a striking bowl by Marie Z. Chino.  Marie is famous as one of the revivalists at Acoma Pueblo, along with Lucy M. Lewis, Jessie Garcia, and a few others.  This bowl is thin-walled and painted with bee-weed (black). The design on the bowl is a series of bird wings. They are created using the negative white space.  Marie used the thin lines to accentuate the flow of the design.  It is both creative and visually striking. The black-and-white designs give the bowl a very graphic and modernist appearance.  The bowl was traditionally fired so there are some very slight color variations to the white.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.  It is signed on the bottom, “M. Z. Chino”.  It is always interesting to come across an unusual design that adds to our understanding of the creativity of this important Acoma potter!