This striking Mata Ortiz olla by Tavo Silveira combines bold architecture-inspired design with exquisite fine-line painting. The elegant olla is painted in a classic palette of cream, black, and deep red, accented with warm tan tones.
On the body, a powerful circular macaw motif wraps around the pot, its stylized beak and eye forming a dynamic spiral that suggests movement and wind. Around it, intricate panels of cross-hatching, stepped frets, and feather-like forms echo ancient Paquimé imagery.
On the tall neck, Silveira has carved a dramatic T-shaped “door” cut-out—an unmistakable reference to the famous T-doorways of Casas Grandes architecture. This opening, framed in red and black, turns the olla into a three-dimensional homage to the region’s ancestral buildings, as if you were looking through a tiny temple doorway.
Every line is precise, every pattern carefully balanced, creating a sophisticated piece that feels both contemporary and deeply rooted in northern Mexico’s archaeological past.
Origin: Mata Ortiz Dimensions: 9.5''Tall 21.5''Circ
