Rose Chino Garcia

Acoma Pueblo

Rose Chino (1928-2000) and her sisters, Carrie Charlie Chino, Vera Chino Ely and Grace Chino, are daughters of Marie Z. Chino. The whole family are exceptional potters, the daughters having learned the best from their mother at an early age and then further developing their art on their own.

Rose's pottery is in the collections of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Heard Museum in Phoenix and numerous private collections. She earned awards at Santa Fe Indian Market regularly, beginning in 1975, including one award for "Most Creative Design." As Rose learned from her mother, Marie Z. Chino, Rose's daughter Tena learned from Rose...


Fine line and stepped designs on an olla
Olla with fine line and stepped designs
5.25 in H by 7.25 in Dia
Geometric design on a black and white plate
Black on white plate decorated with a geometric design
2 in H by 12 in Dia
Interlocking kiva step and geometric design on a black and white bowl
Black and white bowl decorated with an interlocking kiva step and geometric design
5.25 in H by 10 in Dia
Multicolor turkey figure
Polychrome turkey figure
2 in H by 2.25 in Dia
Bird element and geometric design on a turkey figure
Turkey figure with a bird element and geometric design
3.5 in H by 3.25 in Dia
Geometric design on a black and white seed pot
Black and white seed pot with a lock-and-key geometric design
2.75 in H by 7.5 in Dia
4-panel medallion and geometric design on a black and white jar
Black and white jar decorated with a 4-panel medallion and geometric design
13.5 in H by 16.25 in Dia
Polychrome owl effigy
Polychrome owl effigy
8.5 in H by 9 in Dia
Bird element and geometric design on a turkey figure
Turkey figure with a bird element and geometric design
3.25 in H by 3.5 in Dia
Polychrome tall neck jar with a snowflake fine line design interrupted by a spiral ribbon of deer-with-heart-line design
A spiral ribbon of deer-with-heart-line design interrupts a black-on-white snowflake fine line design on a tall neck polychrome jar
7.5 in H by 6 in Dia
Polychrome owl figure
Polychrome owl figure
4.5 in H by 4.75 in Dia
Bands of parrot, deer-with-heart-line and geometric design around a polychrome jar
A polychrome jar decorated with bands of deer-with-heart-line, parrot and geometric design
11 in Dia by 9.25 in H