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Native American (Indian) Pottery
Browse Our Authentic Selection of Native American (Indian) Pottery
Pottery making in the Southwest goes back some two thousand years. The manner and methods by which it was made is practically the same as it is now. It is unique
in that no pot, regardless of how thin or how big, is made on a wheel, the white man's way.
We offer Native American (Indian) pottery from many different tribes and
pueblo, including Storytellers, Santa Clara pottery, Hopi pottery, Acoma pottery, San Ildefonso pottery, Zuni pottery, Santa Domingo pottery and Zia pottery.
Our Cochiti storytellers are made by many famous artists including Rita Lewis, Ada Suini, Louis Naranjo, Priscilla Romero and many others. We have many fine pieces of historical
Cochiti pottery. Cochiti Native American (Indian) pottery is some of the finest pottery ever made.
Santa Clara Pueblo is best known for its highly polished black and red pottery. Pottery is traditionally carved or plain and formed into bowls, wedding vases, plates or
figurines.
Hopi is one of the oldest and most widely collected of all Native American (Indian) pottery. It has been a pottery area for more than 1000 years. We carry many
bowls and vases of the most famous Hopi potters, including Nampeyo and Nampeyo's descendants.
The Acoma are famous for their beautiful bowl and olla/vase pottery.
San Idlefonso Pueblo Indians live 25 miles north of Santa Fe and next to Rio Grande River. The Tewa speaking people host one of the great pottery traditions of the Southwest Native Americans.
The most famous of all potters, Maria Martinez, was from San Idlefonso.
Zuni Pottery combines beautiful colors with exquisite designs. We carry several traditional Zuni pottery pieces.
Historical Santa Domingo is known for its floral, bird and leaf designs. Usually painted in red and black on a cream-slip base. We have many pieces of historical Santa Domingo pottery from tall vases to water jars.
Zia Pottery is traditional Native American (Indian) pottery. Some of our finer Zia pottery pieces are more than 60 years old.
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