This small ceramic bell was made by Barbara Gonzales, from San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, whose great-grandmother was the well-known potter María Martínez This bell shows Gonzales’ characteristic style of inlaid turquoise on etched blackware. The sheen on the surface of the bell is achieved through polishing the ceramic with a stone.
Bell
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007); donated to NMAI by R.E. Mansfield in 2003.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- San Ildefonso Pueblo
- Artist/Maker
- Barbara Gonzales (Tahn Moo Whe [Sunbeam]), San Ildefonso Pueblo, b. 1947
- Donor
- R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
- Previous owner
- R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
- Date created
- circa 1995
- Object Name
- Bell
- Media/Materials
- Pottery, glass bead/beads, commercial suede thong, turquoise
- Techniques
- Modeled, inlaid, tied, engraved
- Dimensions
- 43.5 x 5.9 x 5.9 cm
- Object Type
- Music and Sound
