Gonzales, Barbara – Gunmetal Fired Plainware Bowl (1973)

Barbara Gonzales is a great-great-granddaughter of Maria Martinez.  She is known for her innovative pottery which combines etched designs along with inset stones.  This bowl is a classic round shape.  There is no design, but it is fired to a silvery, nearly gunmetal coloration.  The bowl is signed in the clay, “Than-Moo-Whe”, which is her name in Tewa.  It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, restoration, or repair.