Histia, Eva

Born into Acoma Pueblo in 1914, Eva Histia was the daughter of Helice Vallo. After making pottery for more than 70 years, Eva passed on in 2005. Eva learned how to make pottery through watching and working with her mother as she was growing up. Eva’s first pieces appeared in the marketplace when she was barely a teenager.

Eva made lamps, owls, jars, bowls, pitchers and fluted vases with twist handles. She was a participant in the Santa Fe Indian Market and the New Mexico State Fair for years, earning ribbons at both.

Eva taught her daughters, Rose Torivio, Hilda Antonio and Ida Ortiz, plus her granddaughters, Lavine Torivio and Mary J. Garcia, how to make pottery the traditional way.