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Pottery
Pottery is one of the oldest art forms in the Native American culture. Although it arose out of necessity for the use of cooking, storage and water vessels, it has become a fine art. The coil method is primarily used in Pueblo Pottery. This is where the clay is rolled between the hands to form long coils, wrapped around and stacked to form the shape of the pot, and then pinched together and smoothed by hand or by a polishing stone. After the vessel is formed, it is sun dried and fired in an outdoor adobe oven. San Juan and San Ildefonso Pueblos usually make polished red or black pottery. Pottery, with a white background with designs of black, brown, red and orange, generally come from Acoma, Zuni, Cochiti, Santo Domingo, Laguna, Jemez, and Zia Pueblos. Taos and Picuris Pueblos are known for their micaceous pottery. Besides the exquisite vessels of the Pueblos, artists hand craft wonderful storytellers, figures, animals, and ornaments. |
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