Friends of Saguaro National Park – 2022 Online Auction
Auction Ends: Oct 15, 2022 08:00 PM PDT

Jewelry

Mata Ortiz Pendant

Item Number
72
Estimated Value
57 USD
Leading Bid
30 USD
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

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Item Description

Over 30 percent of the pottery in Mata Ortiz breaks during firing. However, what is broken is not lost. Mata Ortiz sends the shards to Taxco, the silver making capital of Mexico, where Agustin Torres Beltran, a Nahuatl Indian hand forms a setting from .950 silver to fit each shard perfectly. The result is a timeless and original piece of jewelry. From Western National Parks Association.