Estate Zia Pueblo Large Hand Coiled Parrot Pottery

Ruby Panana was born into the Coyote Clan at Zia Pueblo in April 1954, the daughter of famed potter Seferina Pino Bell who, over the years, taught Ruby the traditional way of forming raw clay into fine art.

Ruby attended the Zia Day School through the fourth grade, then went to Albuquerque public schools and graduated from West Mesa High School. While going to high school, she often helped her mother with her pottery, then began to make small pieces of her own.

Ruby has been an active potter since 1983. She married and now lives at Jemez Pueblo. She creates some of the largest traditional Zia pottery today, in the manner of Trinidad Medina and Sofia Medina. Her work spans the gamut of polychrome jars, bowls, vases, wedding vases and canteens. She is best known for large pieces, with impeccably painted artwork on it.

This extra large vessel comes from our private collection and is in excellent condition. Signed Ruby Panana, Zia.

Size: 13 1/2" Tall, 17 1/2" Wide