Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Pottery
Native peoples in the Southwest have made various types
of containers for food preparation and storage. For 8,000
years, weavers have made baskets from vegetal materials.
Since the development of agriculture some 2,000 year ago,
potters have produced clay containers. Many Native American
peoples in the Southwest consider the art of pottery so
sacred that potters offer prayers honoring Mother Earth
before gathering the clay.
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