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Santana Roybal Martinez (1909-2002) & Adam Martinez (c.1903-2000) San Ildefonso Pueblo Black Pottery Jar. Features a painted avanyu design. In 1926, Santana married Maria Martinez oldest son, Adam Martinez. Adam and Santana spent the next eight years living with Maria and Julian. Although she already knew well how to make pottery, she learned Maria's way of working the clay and learned Julian's method of painting. Santana split off and continued making pottery with Adam. In 1956, Maria began making pottery with her son, Popovi Da. Santana did the potting, painting and polishing while Adam gathered the clay and collected wood and horse manure or cow chips for the firing process. They signed their pottery "Santana + Adam." Keywords: Native American, Indian; Ref: BD3048