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Grounded in Clay - The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery (Hardcover)
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Grounded in Clay - The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery (Hardcover)
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No art form is more associated with the Native Americans of the
Southwest than pottery. For centuries, Pueblo people have made
beautiful pottery, often painted with intricate designs, for
everyday activities such as cooking, food storage and gathering
water, and for ceremonial use. Vessels of these types have been
found at ancient sites including Chaco Canyon and Mesa Verde. The
tradition of pottery-making continues to thrive among Pueblo
communities in the Southwest, and while pottery is still made for
practical purposes, it is also commonly produced for the art
market. Since the time of the Ancestral Puebloans, pottery has been
made predominantly by women. The pots are created from natural clay
using a coil method; they are hand-painted and then fired outdoors.
Designs vary from one Pueblo to another, but many symbols and
motifs are shared by the Pueblos. An impressive survey of more than
100 pieces of historic Pueblo pottery, Grounded in Clay is
remarkable for the fact that its content has been selected by
Pueblo community members. Rather than relying on Anglo-American art
historical interpretations, this book foregrounds Native American
voices and perspectives. More than 60 participants from 21 Pueblo
communities in the Southwest - among them potters and other
artists, as well as writers, curators and community leaders - chose
one or two pieces from the collections of the Indian Arts Research
Center at the School of Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico,
and the Vilcek Collection in New York. They were then given the
freedom to express their thoughts in whichever written form they
wished, prose or poem. Their lively, varied contributions reveal
the pottery to be not only a utilitarian art form but also a
powerfully intangible element that sits at the heart of Pueblo
cultures. With magnificent photography throughout, Grounded in Clay
showcases the extraordinary history and beauty of Pueblo pottery
while bringing to life the complex narratives and stories of this
most essential of Native American arts.
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