Estrella Silveira

Mata Ortiz

Estella Silveira is a potter from the village of Mata Ortiz. She seems to specialize in decorating her pots with ornate animal and geometric designs. She also appears to be of the Porvenir School in Mata Ortiz: cover almost every square centimeter of the pot with design.


Animal, lizard and geometric design on a polychrome jar
Polychrome jar decorated with a lizard, animal and geometric design
4 in H by 8 1/4 in Dia
A sgraffito and painted macaw and Paquimé geometric design on a polychrome jar
A polychrome jar decorated with a sgraffito and painted macaw and Paquimé geometric design
6.25 in H by 5.75 in Dia

Mata Ortiz/Casas Grandes Potters