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12 pages in length. Authentic artistry is a fast-fading tradition. In today's hurried global society, the faster one can produce a piece, the sooner financial gain will be realized. When one contemplates the fundamental essence of Pueblo pottery, however, one is quick to note the tenuous association between money and clayware; rather, the very reason why Pueblo pottery is still produced in its authentic way is to perpetuate thousands of years of Native American social, economic, religious, cultural and political reflection. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Pueblo pottery, however, one is quick to note the tenuous association between money and clayware; rather, the very reason why Pueblo pottery is still produced in its authentic way is
to perpetuate thousands of years of Native American social, economic, religious, cultural and political reflection (Lamb PG). "Pottery has been a part of Pueblo culture for as long as
they have existed as sedentary agriculturists. While prehistoric pottery of the ancestors of todays Pueblo people give archaeologists clues as to what prehistoric life in the American Southwest was
like, today pottery is a symbol of Pueblo vitality and cultural identity. The Southwest has had an uninterrupted history of pottery production, spanning two thousand years. Examining the
continuities and changes that have occurred over the centuries in Pueblo pottery production tell us of the changes that have occurred in art and how cultural identities are expressed in
response to historical changes" (Tracing the Art of Pueblo Pottery). II. HISTORY & TYPES The history of Pueblo pottery - "recognized around the world for its quality, design and
links to cultural tradition" (Tracing the Art of Pueblo Pottery) - is as vast and rich as the people who create such timeless clayware. While the fundamental basis of
Pueblo pottery maintains much the same common denominator, there are enough pueblos that add their own distinctive touches that no two regions can be considered the same. "The Pueblos,
and their ancestors, the Anasazi, were, and still are, accomplished potters" (Beck 18). Acoma Pueblo, for example, was directly associated with convex jar bases prior to the eighteenth century;
however, the 1680 Pueblo Indian revolt served to forever modify that particular format to a concave base, especially in relation to Acoma water jars. Typically, Acoma potters utilized finely
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