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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 221561, member: 45&quot;]The bowl is Acoma, not related to either the Hopi, Zuni or the Kewa.</p><p><br /></p><p>The black and orange discoloration on the bottom is a result of flames or burning materials coming into contact with the pot during the firing, and an indication it was fired in a traditional outdoor fire rather than in a kiln.&nbsp; The black x doesn&#039;t appear to be original to the pot.</p><p><br /></p><p>It probably dates to the 1960s, based on the design pattern, and more importantly, on three tiny white &quot;pop outs&quot; you see on the surface.&nbsp; In the 1960s, impurities started appearing in Acoma clay, causing it to do this, and often it didn&#039;t happen until some time after the pots were finished and sold.&nbsp; It took several years before the problem was solved, and new clay sources replaced the contaminated ones.&nbsp; Not a good period for the potters, but it does help to date when the pots were made.</p><p><br /></p><p>No particular name for the design patterns.&nbsp; Every potter comes up with her favorite designs, bases on what sells. Most are based on ideas taken from traditional motifs, combined in whatever works well for the potter.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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