| Native American Pottery can come from the | | | | finely detailed geometric lines and dots. I have |
| pueblos of the southwest or from the Casa | | | | quite a few with geckos and different types of |
| Grande area. Mata Ortiz, Hopi, Navajo, Acoma, | | | | insects. Zia pots usually have birds and flowers |
| Zia, just to name a few, are pueblos that make | | | | and a wavy line or two. Maricopa tends to be |
| wonderful hand coiled Native American pottery. | | | | more utilitarian. The red clay pots are my |
| Indigenous American Indians include those south | | | | favorites. The Santa Clara and San Ildefonso |
| of the United States borders. (Remember there | | | | pueblos make some of the finest blackened pots |
| are no lines drawn on the ground separating North | | | | around. Many are carved out into avanu or water |
| from South America) Some of the best pottery | | | | serpent designs. |
| I've seen is from the Casa Grande area where | | | | My newest discovery has been the Mata Ortiz |
| they create Mata Ortiz pottery. All of the native | | | | pots. Most are made in the Casa Grande plateau |
| pottery is hand coiled and formed with native | | | | by some very talented artists. The blackened |
| clays, dung fired and hand painted. Each pueblo | | | | pots rival the Santa Clara and San Ildefonso |
| has there own unique style of pottery. The | | | | pueblos of the north. The intricate paintings are so |
| images painted onto the pots usually symbolize | | | | precise and meticulous that it will make your eyes |
| the various pueblos beliefs and mythos. | | | | cross just looking at them. |
| The Hopi pottery generally is decorated with a | | | | All of these talented artists are Native Americans |
| feather style, but also has many intricately painted | | | | although people sometimes forget that Mexico is |
| geometric shapes on the surface. Acoma style is | | | | part of that grouping. |
| generally a light weight whitish clay with very | | | | |