| Santa Clara Pottery Today (Monograph Series - School of American Research, No. 29) | 
 enlarge | Author: Betty , Lefree
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 126
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 0826303226
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.37
EAN: 9780826303226
Publication Date: June 1, 1975
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The beautiful polished black and polychrome pottery of Santa Clara Pueblo is rivaled in design and execution only by that of its neighbor, San Ildefonso, among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. In recent years it has been sought by growing numbers of collectors and investor. Santa Clara Pottery Today combines extensive historical research with the interviews granted by three Santa Clara potters. During the interviews, the author recorded and photographed each stepfrom clay pit to marketin the making of contemporary Santa Clara pottery. Collecting and preparing the clay, making slips and paints, modeling various kinds of vessels, sanding, smoothing, slipping, polishing, decorating, firingall are described and illustrated so thoroughly that the reader can experiment with the Santa Clara techniques himself if he wishes. Drawing on a variety of published and unpublished sources, the author also provides background on the evolution of Santa Clara pottery and identifies changes that have occurred in materials and techniques.
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Details entire process of production of pottery of Santa Clara Pueblo June 12, 2006
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The beautiful polished black and polychrome pottery of Santa Clara Pueblo is rivaled in design and execution only by that of its neighbor, San Ildefonso, among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. In recent years it has been sought by growing numbers of collectors and investors. Details entire process with many photos and illustrations. -submitted by BooksDealer = Alex Silverman [taken fronm the back cover]
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