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Native American Pottery

Native American Pottery. Unit 3 Coil Pots. Hopi (Northern Arizona). Acoma (New Mexico). Native American Pottery.

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Native American Pottery

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  1. Native American Pottery Unit 3 Coil Pots Hopi (Northern Arizona) Acoma (New Mexico)

  2. Native American Pottery Native American pottery is created by a number of tribes throughout the United States. Each tribe uses a clay body that is native to their area and has their own distinct style of form and surface decoration.

  3. Examples of Jemez Pottery (New Mexico) Native American pottery has evolved over centuries, changing as tribes came into contact with other native groups and European settlers. The purpose of creating pottery shifted from being made for use as everyday utilitarian wares to decorative objects to be used for trade.

  4. Examples San Juan (Rio Arriba County, NM) Santa Clara (North Central NM)

  5. Indian Village http://pw1.netcom.com/~wandaron/pottery.html Suggested Resources

  6. Assignment: • Research a tribe who is currently creating modern pottery • Suggestions: Acoma, Casas Grandes/Mata Ortiz, Cochiti, Hopi, Jemez, Laguna, Maricopa, Pima, Mojave, Nambe, Navajo, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Picuris, Tesuque, Tohono O’Odaham • On a Word document, paste a photo of an example of their work and below it state: • Name of Tribe: • Where the Tribe lives: • What type of clay they use: • What type of forms are they well known for? • What type of decoration are they most well known for? • Artist who made pot pictured above if known:

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