Pottery
Native American Pottery
Pottery-making is a thriving art form at many of the Southwest Indian pueblos and on the Navajo reservation today. Much of it looks very contemporary yet traditional methods are still used. Some of the well-known pueblos where pottery is made are Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Hopi, Acoma, Zuni, Cochiti, Laguna and Santo Domingo.
Pottery, old or new is traditionally made without the use of a wheel.The walls of the piece are built up by coiling ropes of clay on top of one another, then scraping and smoothing the surface to obliterate any trace of the coils. After the pot has dried, a watery clay soup, called a slip, is wiped on the surface, then polished with a smooth stone. If a design is to be painted, this is done after polishing, but before firing. The firing is mostly done outside in the open.The pots are placed on a metal grate and covered with scrap metal or large pottery fragments. The fuel, usually dried dung cakes or wood, is placed under, around, and over the pile, then ignited. Generally, the fire is simply allowed to burn down.
If black pots are desired, the entire heap is completely smothered with powdered manure and fine ash after the fire has reached its peak. However, some artists today are kiln firing. If the pottery is to have graffito or light carving, this is done after firing.
Hoel’s Indian Shop is committed to providing the highest quality Southwest pottery either vintage or new.
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Lois Gutierrez Polychrome Jar with Dancers
$3,200.00Santa Clara Jar by Lois Gutierrez and Derek de la Cruz
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Lois Gutierrez Polychrome Jar with Turtles
$860.00Santa Clara Jar by Lois Gutierrez
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Diane Lewis Handmade Pot Acoma
$780.00Handmade Acoma Pot by Diane Lewis
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Maria Martinez Black Plate San Ildefonso
$1,400.00Black Gunmetal San Ildefonso Plate by Maria Martinez
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Maria Martinez Black Pot San Ildefonso
$4,800.00Black Gunmetal San Ildefonso Jar by Maria Martinez
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Valerie Kahe Double Bird Hopi Plate
$680.00Hopi Pottery Plate with Double Bird Design by Valerie Kahe
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Valerie Kahe Shalako Hopi Plate
$680.00Hopi Pottery Plate with Shalako Design by Valerie Kahe
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Blue Corn Black San Ildefonso Pot
$880.00Black on Black San Ildefonso Pot by Blue Corn
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Valerie Kahe Shalako Hopi Tile
$340.00Hopi Pottery Tile with Shalako Design by Valerie Kahe
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Large Black Santa Clara Vase by Mida Tafoya
SOLDBlack Traditionally Made Santa Clara Vase with Carved Avanyu Design by Mida Tafoya
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Maria Martinez Pottery Black Vase San Ildefonso
SOLDBlack Gunmetal Vase with Feather Design by Maria Martinez
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Diane Lewis Handmade Pot Acoma
SOLDHandmade Acoma Pot by Diane Lewis
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Diane Lewis Handmade Acoma Pot
SOLDHandmade Acoma Pot by Diane Lewis