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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1967395, member: 45"]Although you don't show the bottom, which would help, the pot itself appears to be greenware, made from a mold, and therefore not traditional Native American pottery. Many Southwest potters refer to this as "ceramics" as opposed to "potteries" (their term for traditionally made pots.)</p><p><br /></p><p>The greenware is factory-made, and widely available locally in shops selling craft supplies, and many potters simply buy the forms and decorate them, saving a lot of time and effort, and making it possible for them to be sold at a cheaper price than the traditional pots, and attract low-end tourist dollars. Some tourists don't know the difference, and simply want an inexpensive souvenir.</p><p><br /></p><p>You'll find that some Acoma Pueblo and Jemez Pueblo potters, and the Navajo (especially) resort to this type of practice. I know of no Hopi potters that do. But this pot is more a "Southwest" combination of styles, not really that of any particular Pueblo. Nor is it a common practice to include a date.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been unable to determine who "CJ" is, and therefore if they are an official tribal member (although I have seen this signature before). Since tribal potters are well-aware of the value of tribal membership, and of the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act, it is very unlikely that a pot would be signed with only initials and a date, and not with the tribal affiliation, if the potter was legally entitled to use it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1967395, member: 45"]Although you don't show the bottom, which would help, the pot itself appears to be greenware, made from a mold, and therefore not traditional Native American pottery. Many Southwest potters refer to this as "ceramics" as opposed to "potteries" (their term for traditionally made pots.) The greenware is factory-made, and widely available locally in shops selling craft supplies, and many potters simply buy the forms and decorate them, saving a lot of time and effort, and making it possible for them to be sold at a cheaper price than the traditional pots, and attract low-end tourist dollars. Some tourists don't know the difference, and simply want an inexpensive souvenir. You'll find that some Acoma Pueblo and Jemez Pueblo potters, and the Navajo (especially) resort to this type of practice. I know of no Hopi potters that do. But this pot is more a "Southwest" combination of styles, not really that of any particular Pueblo. Nor is it a common practice to include a date. I have been unable to determine who "CJ" is, and therefore if they are an official tribal member (although I have seen this signature before). Since tribal potters are well-aware of the value of tribal membership, and of the federal Indian Arts and Crafts Act, it is very unlikely that a pot would be signed with only initials and a date, and not with the tribal affiliation, if the potter was legally entitled to use it.[/QUOTE]
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