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Small Polychrome Hopi Pueblo Jar by Nampeyo of Hano - C3801B
Category: Pottery | Posted by | Fri, Aug 26th 2016, 12:07pm
It was around 1880 when the transcontinental train passed through the Southwest. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway teamed up with The Fred Harvey Company to enthusiastically promote the native cultures and the artists of Taos and Santa Fe. They also heavily promoted the Hopi, primarily because of the semi-annual Snake Dance ceremony. They must be given credit for changing America's attitude toward its native cultures, particularly in the Southwest.