This is a round bowl by Maximiliana “Anna” Martinez, who was a sister of Maria Martinez.   It is an unusual shape being circular. The bowl is painted with a circle and wind pattern.  It is from around 1926 and the tag on the bottom indicates it was from the Indian Market of that time.  The tags with the red border were put on the bottom, with the artist’s name and a number. This piece was #199 and these can actually be found in the ledgers from the Indian Market!  It is amazing that piece like this can survive in such great condition for so long, and have such an important historic provenance.  It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, restoration or repair.

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