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This is an extraordinary piece of pottery by Priscilla Nampeyo. It is beautifully formed, using native clay and the coiling technique. A strong dec...

Designs on pueblo pottery were influenced by many outside sources starting as early at the mid-1800s. Floral elements, birds, deer, and other desig...

Helen Naha (Feather Woman) and Joy Navasie (Frog Woman) were sisters-in-law. Helen Naha married Joy Navasie's brother, Archie Naha. Helen was known...

This is one of the most strikingly beautiful Laguna Pueblo canteens we have acquired in over a decade. Not only does it have a bulbous front, it h...

The prosperity of the 1920s ended with the economic catastrophe known as the Great Depression. By 1933 industrial production had fallen, thousands ...

Many Native artists contributed to celebrating the 200th anniversary of the United States by producing Navajo blankets, beadwork, basketry and pott...

This absolutely wonderful jar by Alvina Garcia features two charming birds among flowers and foliage. The bentonite slip is smooth and creamy and t...

Cochiti Pueblo has a long history of producing figurative pottery. It reached its prime in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first quart...

A very old paper note inside this jar is labeled Laguna and we tend to agree that it certainly could be a jar from Laguna Pueblo, circa 1880s. It i...

Jonny Hawk is a Creek/Seminole Indian from Oklahoma. He attended Oklahoma State University and has painted as a career. He paints with acrylic pain...

Fred Cleveland is a member of the Bitter Water and Kayonnie clans. He was born in a hogan on the Navajo Reservation near Ganado, Arizona where his ...

Pottery has always been a central feature of the pueblo people, both for ceremonial and utilitarian purposes. Everything about the daily lives of t...