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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 2294439, member: 45&quot;]Jemez and Tesuque were the only two pueblos that made the poster paint pottery.&nbsp; Both used similar design patterns, but usually Tesuque clay fired beige or tan, while Jemez clay was usually more orange.&nbsp; It&#039;s about the only way to tell a real difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dark spot on the Acoma pot is most likely a &quot;fire cloud,&quot; something that often occurred during the firing.&nbsp; Potters didn&#039;t like it, but some collectors see it as proof that it was fired in a traditional outside bonfire, as opposed to the electric kilns used today.&nbsp; It usually means that a piece of burning fuel/wood came in direct contact with the pot, causing the discoloration.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The third pot is Hopi.&nbsp; Of the three, Hopi potters have always been the most &quot;traditional&quot; in their pottery, and even today, very few use electric kilns.&nbsp;&nbsp; Fire clouds on Hopi pottery often result in a lighter, yellowish color on the orange clay body. </p><p><br /></p><p>I would say that all three probably date to about the same time period, which I would say is circa 1940/early 1950s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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