Vintage Cochiti Pueblo Indian Pot - Mother Owl w. 2 Owlets - Seferina Ortiz For Sale

This vintage pottery mother owl with two owlets was made by Cochiti potter Seferina Ortiz (1931-2007). It stands 6 1/8\" tall by 7\" across and 4\" front to back. There are a few scuff marks of the paint, but overall this pot is in great vintage condition with no chips or breaks etc.

Seferina Ortiz in one of the most respected potters of the Cochiti Pueblo. Her work is represented in many museum and private collections. The Peabody Museum of Harvard University has 32 pieces of her pottery in its collection. She learned pottery making from her mother, Laurencita Herrera, who is also a very well known potter. The Cochiti Pueblo has a long history of producing figurative pottery. It reached its prime in the last quarter of the the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century.