All That Glitters: The Emergence of Native American Micaceous Art Pottery in Northern New Mexico [Paperback Edition]

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Luminous Golden And Sparkling Black Pottery fashioned from mica-rich clays has been made by Pueblo and Jicarilla Apache Indians of the northern Rio Grande region for at least five hundred years. In this generously illustrated volume, anthropologist Duane Anderson presents the first comprehensive study of micaceous pottery in New Mexico and explores its current transition from a traditional culinary ware to an exciting contemporary art form.

In 1994 the School of American Research held a Micaceous Pottery Convocation at which ten master micaceous potters met at the SAR campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to exchange ideas, opinions, and techniques. Anderson describes the artists' work and vividly presents—in the artists' own words—the give-and-take of the meetings. He also traces the history and prehistory of micaceous pottery making in the Southwest, describes pottery-making techniques, and explores the ongoing development of micaceous ware as a fine art. The volume includes a complete, illustrated catalog of the micaceous pottery collections of SAR's Indian Arts Research Center, a comprehensive survey of Southwestern micaceous ceramics in museums worldwide, and a roster of micaceous potters practicing in northern New Mexico today.