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Recognized worldwide for their colors and line work, Acoma pottery takes center stage in this video. In this video you will learn the process potters use whe...
Traditional pottery making
Traditional Native American pottery making techniques
Melvin Juanico remembers his grandmother making traditional Acoma pottery during the summers he spent with her at Sky City, the nearly 1,000-year-old village and National Trust Historic Site in Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico. “We would collect dried cow patties to burn for the firing process,” he recalls.
Acoma Pueblo (/ ˈ æ k ə m ə / AK-ə-mə, Western Keres: Áakʼu) is a Native American pueblo approximately 60 miles (97 km) west of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. Four communities make up the village of Acoma Pueblo: Sky City (Old Acoma), Acomita, Anzac, and McCartys.
18 lis 2020 · Hailing from the Acoma Pueblo, also known as “Sky City,” this pottery tradition finds its roots in one of the United States’ most ancient and enduring Native American communities.
10 wrz 2019 · Acoma Pueblo and Sky City hold to centuries-old traditions. Take a day trip back in time. Sep. 10, 2019. Updated Jun. 28, 2021. By Kate Nelson. Above: Sky City towers over Acoma's rugged landscape. Photographs by Gabriella Marks.
