Native American, Historic Cochiti Pottery Olla, Ca 1920's, #1292

Native American, Historic Cochiti Pottery Olla, Ca 1920's, #1292Description: #1292 Native American, Historic Cochiti Pottery Olla, Ca 1920's, Floral & Bird design. Dimensions. . Approx. Measurements: 7" x 8" x 8" Approx. Ship Weight: 1lbsCondition: Great condition for its age. “Pueblo pottery is made using a coiled technique that came into northern Arizona and New Mexico from the south, some 1500 years ago. In the four-corners region of the US, nineteen pueblos and villages have historically produced pottery. Although each of these pueblos use similar traditional methods of coiling, shaping, finishing and firing, the pottery from each is distinctive. Various clays gathered from each pueblo’s local sources produce pottery colors that range from buff to earthy yellows, oranges, and reds, as well as black. Fired pots are sometimes left plain and other times decorated—most frequently with paint and occasionally with appliqué. Painted designs vary from pueblo to pueblo, yet share an anc