Native American Pueblo coil pots

1. Print off the 1 Worksheet below found in the resources and fill in the information based on what you see from the different websites. Make sure you go to all the websites!

The first tribe you are going to look at is the Zia tribe they are found in central pueblo in Northern New Mexico. This tribe produces pottery which uses stylized floral patterns as well as drawings of deer and birds.  http://www.adobegallery.com/origin/Zia_Pueblo

Right next door to them are the Santo Domingo tribe who are on the Rio Grande in New Mexico. White slip covers the body of a pot and black geometric designs are drawn over it. http://www.andreafisherpottery.com/cgi-bin/puebloall.cgi?Santo_Domingo

Travel up the Rio Grande a little further and you will come upon the Cochiti tribe who live in the North-central New Mexico area. Their pottery is often decorated with designs of lighting, clouds, and rain. Some are in the form of birds or humorous figurines of people and animals. http://www.heardmuseumshop.com/browse.cfm/2,84.html

Journey to the east and the small San Ildefonso tribe will greet you with their most famous potter being Maria Martinez. Their pottery is highly polished red or black ware with matte designs. http://www.toh-atin.com/pottery/san-ildefonso-pottery

Climb up some cliffs and you will find the Acoma tribe. This site has been continuously occupied longer than any other place in North and South America. The pottery here is delicate and thin-walled. http://www.pueblopotteryme.com/acomapreview.htm

Finally your history journey is coming to an end. The last tribe you are going to look at is the Zuni tribe who live in western pueblo near the Arizona border. Owl figurines are the best known pottery pieces from this pueblo. A few bowls and jars are still made. Many artists have turned to silversmithing instead. http://elmoreindianart.com/Collections/Pueblo_Pottery/Zuni_Pottery/

After you have gone to all the websites Print off and fill out 3 worksheet Mystery Pot found in the resources 

2. Print off and fill in the 2 Worksheet below found in the resources and fill in the information based on what you learn about making coil pots from the website. http://www.jhpottery.com/tutorial/coil.htm

 3. Make a coil pot based on the designs you drew on worksheet 1. I will show you in class a demostration and give you clay to work with.