Pueblo pottery is one of our
specialties. In our Southwest Indian
gallery, your selections could cover a range from several thousand dollars
to less than one hundred dollars. Regardless of cost, you will know
that each piece of Native American pottery
has passed our critical examination as to
quality of workmanship and aesthetics of design. We only buy from artists
we know to be Native Americans, representing their respective Indian
pueblo, using the classic methods of
pueblo pottery fabrication–thus assuring authenticity.
Pottery for the Southwest Native American is a "cottage
industry," clay from the hillside behind their house, coiled and formed
and decorated in their home, and traditionally fired in their back yard.
We frequently visit most of the better-known American Indian potters.
You will interested to go to our "Meet The Artists"
page, where we have interviews with pueblo potters such as Steve Lucas,
Jake Koopee, Grace Medicine Flower and Cliff Roller. We also have a
page with pictures of Nampeyo, the famous Hopi pueblo potter, and some
of her historic pueblo pottery.
Although the emphasis is on pueblo pottery, because
of the sheer number of artists, we also have Navajo pottery. The Navajos
being a nomadic Indian tribe, depended on water-proof baskets, rather
than pottery. Baskets did not break. Recently, several outstanding Navajo
artists have come to the scene. You will find these artists by looking
on our page, "More Pottery".
We have a new feature, "Meet The Artists."
Some of our premier artists speak out on their work.