Marta’s work is defined by its canelos quichua sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Shungu Manga ("Heart-Shaped") Vessel with Anaconda Motif
Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Blackware and Drinking Ware Bowl (Mucawa) with Iguana and Turtle Motifs
Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Blackware and Drinking Ware Bowl (Mucawa) with "Bent" (Quingashca) Turtle and Tortoise Motifs
Marta Vargas (also known as Jovita Marta Vargas Dagua, Canelos Quichua, active 20th to 21st century) Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Carpet
Designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström (Swedish, 1873–1941) Executed by Barbro Nilsson (Swedish, 1899–1993) and the Märta Måås-Fjetterström Workshop Sweden, Båstad

Pasque Flower (Rug?)
Designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström (Swedish, 1873–1941) Sweden

Groblad (Frog's Leaf)(Sample)
Designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström (Swedish, 1873–1941) Produced by Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB Sweden, Båstad

Laci Varga, 4 years old, Budapest (Varga Laci, 4 éves, Budapest), from the series "Tiborc"
Kata Kálmán Hungarian, 1909–1978

Seated Female Nude (Marta)
Jack Beal American, 1931-2013

Joselin, Santa Marta, Columbia
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

Fragment (From a Curtain)
Designed by Marianne Richter (Swedish, 1916-2010) for the United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Council Chamber Woven at Märta Måås-Fjetterström Atelier Båstad, Sweden

Marta Matos, Mitos
Marta Matos Puerto Rican

Masked Figurine with Boar Headdress, Possibly an Ocarina (Whistle)
Tairona Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Whistle with an Iguana or Saurian Sculpted on its Surface
Artist unknown (Tairona) Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Santa Marta, Columbia
Danny Lyon American, born 1942

Untitled (Interior of Elizabeth Kertész's Bedroom with Marta's Desk)
André Kertész American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Cornet in the Shape of an Anaconda for a Convener (Prioste) in a Kinship Festival
Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938) Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

Figurine of a Coatimundi (Cuchuchu)
Apacha Vargas (also known as Denise Curipacha Vargas, Canelos Quichua, born 1938) Nuevo Mundo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

The Bridge, Santa Marta
James McNeill Whistler American, 1834-1903

Masked Figurine Holding a Drum, Possibly an Ocarina (Whistle)
Tairona Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia

Pair of Earrings
Artist unknown (Tairona) Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia