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Mata Ortiz blackware pottery vessel signed "Hector U.S.A." with finely carved geometric surface decoration and highly polished burnished finish in a sculptural rounded form. Handmade artisan pottery inspired by ancient Casas Grandes ceramics, with the carved pattern creating dramatic movement and shadow under light. Includes velvet display ring for stable presentation. History/Significance: Mata Ortiz is a renowned pottery movement centered in the village of Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico, where artists revived and reinterpreted techniques inspired by ancient Paquimé/Casas Grandes ceramics. Blackware examples like this are especially prized because reduction firing and polished carving techniques are far more difficult to execute successfully.