Originally, Acoma pottery was used in daily life as seed collectors, water jugs, cooking vessels and dough bowls. The art form was on the brink of being lost to the societal changes of modern times when Marie Zieu Chino (1907-1982) and friends Lucy M. Lewis, Jessie Garcia and Juana Leno known as “The Four Matriarchs” revived the ancient style.

Read the full story Acoma Pottery And The Four Matriarchs >>