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Diane Menchego Santa Ana Pueblo Polychrome Jar 25670
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Wed, Nov 25th 2015, 1:03pm
Santa Ana Pueblo received its name in the 1600s when the Spaniards set about assigning saint's names to all the pueblos. The native name of this Keres-speaking pueblo is Tamaya. At that time, the pueblo occupied land adjacent to Zia Pueblo close to theJemez River. Because farmland was scarce at their native lands, the pueblo chose to move close to the Rio Grande in the early 1700s. That location is just north of Albuquerque.