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As described by Harlow and Lanmon in The Pottery of Zia Pueblo (see Recommended Reading reference below), there was a period in Zia Southwest Indian Pottery production, beginning in the1880s, when two styles of arc designs were in use.  One they named Reflected Arcs appeared between 1880 and 1900 and the other Rainbow Arcs in use between 1880 and 1930.  Reflected arcs generally were designs within arcs that were connected at their ends.  The Rainbow arcs are familiar even today as the undulating arcs traversing over some design areas and under others.

Read more about this Zia Pueblo pot here..