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At Kachina House we carry a vast selection of Native American Navajo pottery, etched and painted by talented artists. Crafted and accented with natural materials we offer unique objects of art and craft.
Collecting Navajo pottery is a rewarding hobby that connects you with the rich heritage and artistry of the Navajo people. Each piece tells a story and reflects the traditions and skills passed down through generations.
As a semi-nomadic tribe, the Navajo never made much pottery, preferring to use baskets for most storage purposes. After learning how to make pottery from the Puebloans of the Rio Grande area, they did produce a small amount of pottery for ceremonial uses.
Native American pottery is a large collection of many cultures across a large geography. The Navajo people are one part of the greater whole that makes up a beautiful tapestry of ceramics by Native Americans.
Navajo pottery is traditionally made using a coiling technique, in which long, thin ropes of clay are rolled out and then coiled upon one another to form the desired shape. The vessel is then smoothed and shaped using a scraper or wooden paddle, often made from gourds or corn cobs.
Prehistoric basketry and pottery carried only simple geometrical decorations and the Navajo weavers themselves say they borrowed some of their later designs, such as fret and maze borders, from cliff-dwelling pottery.
The Navajo tribe is known for their basketry, weaving, silversmithing, and jewelry-making; the women have been making pottery for hundreds of years for ceremonial and household use. Traditionally pottery was left undecorated by the Navajo.
Navajo. Born in 1915, Rose Williams is credited as being the modern matriarch of Navajo potters, but she herself learned the traditional way to make Navajo pottery from her aunt, Grace Barlow. Not all Navajo potters trace their lineage to Rose but many do. Many are close relatives.
Welcome to the only official website of R.C. Gorman. The R.C. Gorman Navajo Gallery is the only recognized “Official Representative of the R.C. Gorman Estate”. We have the largest collection of R.C. Gorman art mediums in the world.
Traditional Navajo pottery has changed much over the centuries. At one time they made not only very large storage jars, but also painted pottery. Then, sometime in the 1800s, the hataathli or Medicine Men decreed that painted pottery was off limits – too dangerous to make.