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Which Native American tribe is known for pottery?
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A number of Native American tribes are known for pottery, including the Cheyenne, Cherokees, Hopi, Iroquois, Navajo Pueblo and Shoshone. Artisans from each indigenous group have their own style. For example, Hopi pottery is often a red-brown color and decorated with black designs, while Navajo pottery is deeper brown and usually has a high-gloss finish. Find a selection of Native American pottery on 1stDibs.
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Antique Tesuque Pueblo Dough Bowl c.1875–1900 Native American Pottery
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional antique dough bowl from the Tesuque Pueblo, dating to circa 1875–1900, is a rare and highly collectible example of 19th-century Native American pottery from the Amer...
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Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Earthenware
$4,500 Sale Price
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Maria Martinez San Ildefonso Blackware Jar, Feather Motif, c. 1925–1943
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
Her work is represented in major museum collections and remains highly sought after by collectors of Native American pottery and American art.
With its exceptional surface quality, ...
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Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Casas Grandes Pottery Olla
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Prehistoric Casas Grandes pottery olla. Hand coiled and painted polychrome design. Restored. Two strap holes. Four geomorphic faces. Rim crack through one hole. Ex. Barnard. 6"D x 7"...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Native American Native America...
Materials
Pottery
Prehistoric Casas Grandes Pottery Fish
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Pre-Columbian, Northern Mexico, Chihuahua, Mogollon culture, Casas Grandes or Paquime, ca. 1130 to 1450 CE. A charming pottery vessel in the form of a fish featuring a bulbous body w...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Native American Native America...
Materials
Ceramic
Casas Grandes Pottery Effigy Vessel
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Ramos polychrome style pottery effigy vessel in the form of a human with a bulbous body, anthropomorphic head, low relief eyes, nose and slit mouth. Precisely painted surface with fi...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Native American Native America...
Materials
Ceramic
Tonto Polychrome Jar
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Tonto polychrome pottery jar. 5 1/2" x 4 1/2". Tonto Polychrome was defined by Gladwin and Gladwin (1930). This type exhibits treatments and styles similar to those noted for Gila Po...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Native American Native America...
Materials
Pottery
$3,000