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Historic Acoma Pueblo Depressed Rim Jar - C3795
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Fri, Jul 15th 2016, 12:18pm
In the early 20th century, potters at Acoma Pueblo began using designs from ancient pottery of theTularosa region of New Mexico. Tularosa Black-on-white pottery existed from 1150 to 1325 A.D. Designs consisted of curvilinear and rectilinear opposed hatched and solid bands. Using these ancestral designs fits well with the concept of adding ground-up potsherds to use as temper in new pottery. Every Acoma pot has a portion of a previous pot incorporated into its existence. Using ancestral designs is a complimentary act.