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Papago Olla Race

"At Rodeo time, throughout the Southwest, Indians from the various reservations come many miles to exhibit their wares and participate in the games, ceremonial dances and tests of skill which are usually part of Rodeo Week's entertainment."

Postcard from the 1940's

     

VIRTUAL MUSEUM & REFERENCE SITE

Whether you are an amateur or professional archaeologist, collector of fine art, or enthusiast, you will find informative answers and magnificent examples

of Prehistoric Native American Pottery: Anasazi, Anasazi/Mogollon, Mogollon, Casas Grandes, Hohokam, Salado,  and Sinagua. There are so many potters in todays pueblos, it is very difficult to find information about all these wonderful artists. Here, we will have photos and personal information on many of the potters. This includes signatures & hallmarks! See pottery from the Acoma, Cochiti, Hopi, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Maricopa, Mata Ortiz, Mojave, Nambe, Navajo, Papago, Picuris, Pima, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Ildefonso, San Felipe, San Juan, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Tohono O'Odham, Yuman, Zia and Zuni cultures.

  Are you wanting to see rare pottery types that you never even knew existed?

Hohokam, Classic Period, Tanque Verde Phase, Saguaro Polychrome Sherd

1125 to 1450 A.D.

We are confident that even the most experienced archaeologists will see types or varieties

of prehistoric ceramics never before seen!

Anasazi Mesa Verde Whiteware Piedra Polychrome Bowl

750 to 900 A.D.

Would you like to know the difference between "look-alike" pottery types?

The bowl on the left was made by the Salado is called San Carlos Red-on-Brown,

while the plate on the right was made by the Hohokam and is called Tanque Verde red-on-Brown.

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