Southwest pottery

This rare Tesuque Pueblo pottery dough bowl dates from the mid- to late-nineteenth century, probably circa 1870s. It has design elements in black on a white slip without any red in the design, but the rim is red. The only other red is the traditional wiped-on red band below the design panel.

painting southwest ancient indian pots | Jar, Zia, 1870–1890.

We offer a large selecton of fine Native American Indian pottery from Acoma, Hopi, Navajo, Zuni, Jemez, Santo Domingo and Mata Ortiz artists!

We have been told that there is no word for “art” in the native languages of New Mexico and that what we perceive as art is part of the daily life and experience in a native household. Everything in their world has a connection to their religion and to their daily lives without there being a separation between the two. Beautification of a jar such as this one is accomplished in appreciation to Mother Earth for yielding up the clay and paint sources for the potter to use in making a…

Discover this unusually large jar made by Robert Tenorio of Santo Domingo Pueblo around 1993. It has a background slip in beige rather than the traditional cream color. The designs were executed in deep black pigment from the leaf of the Rocky Mountain bee plant.

Navajo Pottery Inspiration for Quilled Tribe Series by TealCup is included in a round up of her paper quilling wall art

African pottery is a diverse and rich tradition of crafting functional and decorative ceramics across the African continent. It varies greatly in terms of style, technique, and purpose, reflecting the cultural diversity of Africa's numerous ethnic groups. These pottery pieces often feature intricate designs, patterns, and symbols that carry cultural and spiritual significance.

Southwest Indian Pottery - C3753.27 - Adobe Gallery, Santa Fe Zia Pueblo

Garnet had a long and productive career of pottery making and was a favorite of collectors of Hopi pottery. Her father was a Hopi and her mother a Tewa. She lived at the Tewa Village on First Mesa on the Hopi Reservation. She was an active potter from circa 1940 to circa 1981. She is best known and was fond of making plain red bowls and jars with triangular indentations around the rim as the sole decoration. Often, she made ladles to accompany her bowls. The Museum of Northern Arizona in…

Southwest Indian Pottery C4194A - Adobe Gallery, Santa Fe

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Southwest inspired patterning carved through a layer of terra sigillata.

View how Acoma Pueblo potters have adopted the ancestral Tularosa pottery designs since the mid-twentieth century. They innovate and create rather than copy Tularosa designs but the influence is obvious.

Contemporary Native American pottery combines traditional colors and techniques with a modern design aesthetic.

Discover that San Ildefonso Black-on-red pottery was made concurrent with San Ildefonso Polychrome until around 1920.