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Maria Montoya Martinez (Poveka or Water Pond Lily) (Powhogeh Owingeh (San Ildefonso Pueblo), 1887–1980)
Native American, San Ildefonso Pueblo
1926
Object Place: San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, Southwest
Medium/Technique
Blackware with polished and matte decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 33 cm (13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of David Rockefeller from the Collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller
Accession Number2018.236
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
Catalogue Raisonné
Rockefeller vol. 2, cat. 225
Signed
Incised on bottom: Marie
Provenance1926, sold by the artist to John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (b. 1874 - d. 1960), New York and Seal Harbor, ME; 1961, acquired from the estate of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., by his sons, Nelson A. Rockefeller (b. 1908 - d. 1979) and David Rockefeller (b. 1915 - d. 2017); 1973, ownership acquired fully by David Rockefeller, New York and Seal Harbor; 2018, gift of the estate of David Rockefeller to the MFA. (Accession date: June 19, 2018)