Andrea Villalba Signed Pottery MataOrtiz Polychrome HandPainted Geometric Animal

Vintage Andres Villalba Signed Pot Olla Vase jar.. Polychrome Hand Painted with a beautiful intricate geometric animal design. Mata Ortiz pottery is a style of handcrafted Mexican ceramics from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico. Each piece is hand – built, often with beautiful intricate, precise design, and fired using traditional methods The legendary Andres Villalba was one of the most important potters of Mata Ortiz. His amazing work centered on preserving Paquimean designs an honoring in this way the ancient people. Family members of the Original owners said parents purchased this pot on a trip to Mexico in the 1990s. Andres Villalba died in May 2001. The artist's signature indicates an authentic, handcrafted piece of Mexican folk art. Condition is preowned vintage showing light wear, scuffs and light scratches and one small area appears to be a bubble pop with a tiny hole that doesn't go through, but could be a flaw or chip...as shown in pictures. Pot measures approx 7" tall... please see all pictures for more details as they are part of the description and Zoom in for a closer view and ask question. We pack carefully and ship quickly usually day of our next day of purchase. Check out all my other vintage items