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The art of Native American Pottery

Native American pottery come from the pueblos in the southwest or from the Casa Grande area. Mata Ortiz, Hopi, Navajo, Acoma, Zia, to name a few, Pueblos, the wonderful hand make Coiled Native American pottery. Indigenous Indians include those in the south of United States lead. (Remember there are no lines drawn on the floor separating North from South America) Some of the best pottery I will be seen from the Casa Grande, where they Mata Ortiz pottery are creating. All local pottery is hand wound and made with local clay, fired and painted by hand crap. Each Pueblo has its own style of pottery. The images painted on the pots usually symbolize the various pueblos beliefs and myths.

The Hopi pottery is generally a spring style, but has Many hand-painted geometric shapes on the surface. Acoma style is usually a slight whitish clay with finely detailed geometric lines and points. I have quite a few with different types of geckos and insects. Zia pots usually have birds and flowers and a wavy line or two. Maricopa tend to be utilitarian. The red clay pots are my favorites. The Santa Clara and San Ildefonso Pueblos make around some of the best blackened pots. Many are in avanu or water serpent design carved.

My latest discovery has been the Mata Ortiz pots. Most are in the Casa Grande Plateau by some very talented artists. The blackened Pots rival Santa Clara and San Ildefonso Pueblos North. The complicated pictures are so precise and meticulous, that your eyes cross looks at her.

All of these talented artists are Native Americans although people sometimes forget that Mexico is part of that grouping.

About the Author

Trina Strong is the owner of One of a Kind Things, an online store dedicated to hand made Native American gifts. She also deals in Fair-Trade items, and her own watercolors of the southwest. Her store is an online store at www.oneofakindthings.com

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