vase with Avanyu design, Tonita Martinez Roybal

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Tonita Martinez Roybal, vase with Avanyu design
Tonita Martinez Roybal, vase with Avanyu design
Tonita Martinez Roybal
vase with Avanyu design
late 1920s
Tonita Martinez Roybal
Cultural affiliations: San Ildefonso
1892–1945, active 1909–1945
vase with Avanyu design, late 1920s
Where object was made: San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
Material/technique: ceramic; burnishing; paint
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 28 x 32.5 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 11 1/2 x 12 13/16 in
Credit line: Source unknown
Accession number: 0000.0810
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Roots and Journeys: Encountering Global Arts and Cultures," Jul-2011, Nancy Mahaney The invention of the classic black-on-black design technique is attributed to Maria and Julian Martinez. The Avanyu design refers to the Tewa water deity and the importance of precious water resources. In the arid pueblo regions of New Mexico, agriculture was largely dependent on rainfall during ancient and historic times.