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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 9429792, member: 45"]The Navajo have long been able to adopt the art work from other cultures, and making it their own over time. This is a good example. It isn't too clear where, or who started making this style of "Navajo" pottery, but it doesn't resemble in any way the traditional brown clay, coated with pinon pitch pottery that they made until they started making this style. But their traditional pottery wasn't a big seller, and this style apparently is, so a lot of it is being produced.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is usually made from mold-made purchased greenware and decorated with color and incising, and is a popular tourist item. Several other factories besides Mesa Verde Pottery are selling it, as well as some individual potters. The Ute tribe recently purchased the Mesa Verde factory, but presumably will continue to hire Navajo workers to decorate and sign the pieces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Other factories making similar tourist-oriented pottery include Cedar Mesa, Desert Pueblo, Kopa, Ute Mountain Pottery, and Tesa, among others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 9429792, member: 45"]The Navajo have long been able to adopt the art work from other cultures, and making it their own over time. This is a good example. It isn't too clear where, or who started making this style of "Navajo" pottery, but it doesn't resemble in any way the traditional brown clay, coated with pinon pitch pottery that they made until they started making this style. But their traditional pottery wasn't a big seller, and this style apparently is, so a lot of it is being produced. It is usually made from mold-made purchased greenware and decorated with color and incising, and is a popular tourist item. Several other factories besides Mesa Verde Pottery are selling it, as well as some individual potters. The Ute tribe recently purchased the Mesa Verde factory, but presumably will continue to hire Navajo workers to decorate and sign the pieces. Other factories making similar tourist-oriented pottery include Cedar Mesa, Desert Pueblo, Kopa, Ute Mountain Pottery, and Tesa, among others.[/QUOTE]
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