Beautiful Traditional Acoma Pottery by Frances Concho.
Approximately 4.25" tall. 5.5" wide. Opening 4" wide.
Traditional Acoma pottery is made using a slate-like clay found within the hills surrounding the Pueblo. When fired using traditional methods, this clay allows the potters to form very thin walls, a common and sought after characteristic of Acoma pottery.
Frances Concho, born in 1947 in Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico, is the daughter of Jose and Helen Patricio. She is the wife of Isidore Concho and the mother of Marietta Juanico and Norbert Patricio. Frances Concho learned to make pottery from her mother.