Kathy “Wan Povi” Sanchez (Born 1950) Pueblo, Two-Tone Blackware and Turquoise Pottery Jar. Incorporating multiple sophisticated techniques pioneered by her extended family and herself, the piece displays a bear claw and tree in the bottom half as well as mythological iconography in the upper half, where the black and brown tones overlap and small turquoise inlays highlight the story. Signed "Wan Povi" (meaning "Pine Flower" in the Pueblo language) on the underside. 

Size: 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. 

Kathy “Wan Povi” Sanchez (Born 1950) is a renowned Tewa potter and social activist from San Ildefonso Pueblo, recognized for her traditional blackware featuring “sgraffito” (scratching) techniques. She earned a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of New Mexico and became a key figure in Tewa Women United, focusing on environmental justice and cultural revitalization. As a fourth-generation artist, she specializes in carved, often matte-and-gloss blackware, focusing on designs like turtles, avanyu (water serpent), and bear paws which she learned first from her mother Anita Martinez and later the world-famous Maria Martinez.

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