Original, signed Mata Ortiz polychrome olla by Norma Lopez, signed, certificated For Sale

Mata Ortiz pottery is considered one of the finest ceramics in the world. It is the result of the cultural heritage of the Pre-Columbianculture of Casas Grandes, also known as Paquimé, and the efforts of Juan Quezada Celado,the man who made possible the "Miracle of Mata Ortiz" by recovering ancient lost pottery techniques and sharing his knowledge with the people of his hometown in Chihuahua, México. This created a true renaissance of ceramics in the southwest and transformed the remote rural Mexican town of Mata Ortiz into a Pottery artists village.