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What is Acoma pottery used for?

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What is Acoma pottery used for?
Acoma pottery was traditionally used for providing storage, cooking and also serving meals. Aside from it’s intricate details that make Acoma pottery highly collectible, the designs are function-forward and always served a purpose other than aesthetics. Shop a range of Acoma pottery from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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“Acoma Pottery Jar”
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an Sharon Stevens (American, 1960) Acoma Pottery Jar, 20th Century. One of Sharon’s best works measures 13 inches .
Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Clay

“Acoma Pottery Jar”
Located in Warren, NJ
Sharon Stevens (1960- ) Acoma pottery Geometric pattern black & white storage Jar 10 x 10 Signed on bottom by artist No chips or cracks
Category

20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Nerissa Victorino Acoma Pottery Vase, New Mexico, 20th Century
By Acoma
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Nerissa Victorino Acoma Pottery Vase, 20th Century. Signed N. Victorino, Acoma NM.
Category

20th Century American Native American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

1988 Austin Production Acoma Pottery Three Native American Pueblo Women
Located in Cincinnati, OH
1988 Austin Production Acoma Pottery Earth, Wind and Fire Three Native American Pueblo Women
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Terracotta

Native American Acoma Pottery Seed Pot - New Mexico
By Acoma
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This unique polychrome Native American seed pot is round in form and decorated in an array of geometric shapes with a figural design on top. The colors are deep brown, reddish-orange...
Category

20th Century American Native American Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Acoma Pot Gouache Painting by CJ Wolf
By CJ Wolf
Located in Bristol, CT
Sz: 10 1/4"H x 10"W Acoma pottery dates back more than 1,000 years. Dense local clay, dug up at a nearby site, is essential to Acoma pottery.
Category

20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Gouache

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