An olla signed by Manuel Olivas (2940-2007) working at Maria Ortiz Potter, circa 1970, bold geometric patterns painted on a buff clay body, signed on the bottom; the second pot is a handled vase has a painted body painted with a cloud and rain design, marked on the underside "HMM".

Vase 9 1/4 in.

From the Estate of the Late Randal Duckworth, Charlotte, North Carolina

Mata Ortiz Casas Grandes Pottery Pot c. 1960-70. Signed by potter Manuel Olivas (1940-2007). A perfect example of Mata Ortiz with the bold geometric Paquime pat of the pre Hispanic pottery found in and around the archeological site of Paquimé in the Mexican province of Chihuahua. It is named after the modern town of Mata Ortiz, which is near the site and where a man named Juan Quezada Celado learned on his own to recreate this ancient pottery, then went on to update it. By the mid 1970s, Quezada was selling his pottery and teaching family and friends to make it when it was able to penetrate the U.S. markets thanks to efforts by Spencer

Olivas olla with bottom hairline and several dings to both pieces.