University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Anthropology ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 7-1-2009 The omeW n Potters of Mata Ortiz: Growing Empowerment through Artistic Work Kiara Maureen Hughes Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds Part of the Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Hughes, Kiara Maureen. "The omeW n Potters of Mata Ortiz: Growing Empowerment through Artistic Work." (2009). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds/34 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Anthropology ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE WOMEN POTTERS OF MATA ORTIZ: GROWING EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ARTISTIC WORK BY KIARA MAUREEN HUGHES B.S., Sociology, The University of Maryland, 1982 M.A., Anthropology, The University of New Mexico, 1993 DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Anthropology The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico August, 2009 © 2009, Kiara Maureen Hughes iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First and foremost, I thank the women, men and children of Mata Ortíz, whose abundant generosity and kindness made my life in their community memorable. Without their cooperation, this dissertation would not have been possible. For extending their gracious hospitality, wonderful meals, and an open door to their homes, my profound gratitude is extended but not limited to Amelia Martínez Flores and José Delores Tena Duran, Guadalupe Cota Delgado and Carlos Lopéz Hernández, and their children. Special acknowledgements and sincere thanks are due to the members of my dissertation committee: Dr.