Santa Clara Octagon Polychrome Pottery Margaret Luther Gutierrez Vintage c70s For your consideration is this beautiful vintage hand coiled and hand painted 8-sided polychrome pottery vase by award winning Santa Clara potters Margaret and Luther Gutierrez, circa 1970s era. This spectacular pottery vase features a unique eight sided design with very fine and intricate hand painting. The 8-sided polygon pottery bowl has two pairs of designs that repeat every other side. It has thick walls like all the other pots they have made. All the various colors are derived from native clay slips and it was this polychrome style (i.e. more than 3 colors of clay) for which they were renowned. Measures approx 5 1/4" tall with a 22" circumference. The opening is about 4-3/4". Its in perfect shape and has no damages. The original sell price from the 1970s is penciled on the bottom of the pot. Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. A beautiful vintage 1970s Santa Clara octagonal pottery vase by famous brother and sister potters Margaret and Luther Gutierrez to add to your collection! Margaret Gutierrez (born 1936-) and Luther Gutierrez (1911?1987) were brother and sister potters from the Santa Clara pueblo, NM. They continued the polychrome style of painting made famous by their parents Lela and Van Gutierrez. They learned the art from their parents and began making pottery together in the 1960s. Margaret and Luther?s painted slips included unique color combinations. Their first creations included polychrome bowls, jars and wedding vases with designs centered on the Avanyu (water serpent), rain, clouds and lightning and sky bands. In the 1970s they came up with their original idea of making polychrome caricatures of animals and other smaller figurines rather than the jars made famous by their parents. These were painted with the same slips and pigments used on earlier pieces. We have many years dealing in fine arts and assure you that this item will be well packaged for shipping. Thanks for looking and be sure to check out my store for more selections of authentic handmade Native American pottery! If you like our products, please add me to your FAVORITES list or consider subscribing to our newsletter for updates on newly listed items, sales and special promotions. We would be happy to consider reasonable offers! Statement of Authenticity: We fell in love with Native American jewelry many years ago and really appreciate the true craftsmanship that goes into the making of a piece of genuine Native American jewelry art! That is why we chose to partner up with some of the oldest and most reputable Trading Posts in the Southwest who deal directly with the Native American artisans to bring you a large selection of authentic Native American products. These artisans come from the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi and affiliate tribes on the reservations, so you can be assured that all our Native American products are authentic! (Please Note: We sell new items as well as old pawn that were handmade by authentic Native American artisans. Most of our old pawn items are One-of-a-Kind and subject to availability. Some of our new items can be re-produced and therefore may have some slight variances from the pictures. We do sell on other venues as well as occasional trade shows and reserve the right to cancel this listing if sold prior to any bids or offers. We try to keep our listings up to date, but may occasionally miss one. We highly recommend that you email us to verify stock so as not to disappoint. If unavailable, we will email you and offer an alternate item or a refund if payment had been made. In some cases, we can have one custom made with a two week lead time.) (We try our best to present the item as accurately as possible, but due to the effects of photo lighting, camera settings or computer monitor settings, the actual color may vary slightly than pictured.) We strive to be a 5-star seller and endeavor to provide the best customer service possible. If you should have any issues with your items, please email us directly so that we can fix the problems to your satisfaction. Thank you and God Bless! ID:9HD1927SWTOA Payment Terms Payment is due within 2 days of purchase date. We accept most major credit cards through our Paypal account. If you don't have or want a Paypal account, you can just pay as a guest in the Paypal site. Shipping Terms Item will ship within 7-10 business days of cleared payment. We ship via UPS Ground to confirmed addresses only. Any customized orders will require an extra 10 days for actual shipment. Shipping costs include postage, packaging and delivery confirmation. Please allow up to 10 days for transit time, depending on your location.