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Pottery of the Southwest: Ancient Art and Modern Traditions (Shire Library USA)

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For nearly two thousand years, the pottery made by the Indians of The us’s Southwest has remained a very important art. Lately, more than twenty Pueblos and tribes make pottery within the tradition, every with a distinctive style. Many of those local styles have persisted for hundreds of years. In prehistory, beautiful pieces had high trade value, and the finest up to date pieces command prices appropriate to fine art of any type. Potters like Nampeyo, Maria Martinez and Juan Quezada achieved all over the world fame. Yet in spite of its history and the skill of its artists, Southwestern Indian pottery remains surprisingly easy to collect. This book introduces the art from its beginnings to the present and displays examples that describe how The us’s first essential art form grew into one of the crucial world’s most accessible treasures.

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