| Native American pottery is fun to
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| | You can also purchase pueblo pottery
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| collect. There are so many different
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| | online. You can often get some good
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| pueblos, and each one has its own style
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| | discounts at online sites. Of course,
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| of pottery. While collecting the
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| | you can't handle the pottery then, so be
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| pottery, you are also learning a lot
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| | sure that they have good photos of the
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| about Native American art and culture.
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| | pottery at the website.
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| This form of art has been practiced for
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| | Try to get the largest examples of
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| thousands of years. Yet it is constantly
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| | pottery you can afford. It should not
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| improving as modern artists are
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| | have any chips or cracks, as that will
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| experimenting with new techniques and
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| | reduce the value. Also, some pottery is
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| designs. You can purchase antique pottery
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| | made from molds, which is ok, but the
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| or modern versions, and each has its pros
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| | hand made pottery is more valuable. In
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| and cons. Of course, the older pottery is
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| | any case, even the pottery made from a
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| much more expensive, if it is in good
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| | mold should be hand painted beautifully
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| condition, because of the value as an
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| | by the potter.
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| antique. But the newer pottery can be
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| | It is fun to collect pottery from the
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| just as beautiful or even more so. It is
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| | different pueblos. It is amazing how
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| important to collect what you like and
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| | different they can be. The differences
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| can afford.
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| | could be in the color of clay used, the
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| The first thing you should do is visit
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| | shapes of the pottery, the subject matter
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| some websites and look at photos of
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| | of sculptures, the amount of carving on
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| Native American pottery. WHen you see
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| | the piece, the style of painting, and so
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| enough good quality pottery, you will
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| | on. Get a good book showing the various
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| train your eye to recognize what is good.
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| | styles. It wll help you a lot.
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| Be sure to read some books on the
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| | There are many different types of pottery
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| subject as well.
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| | too. Some are ollas, bowls, seed pots,
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| If you can visit New Mexico or Arizona,
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| | traditional wedding vases, story teller
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| be sure to visit some of the pueblos
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| | figurines, figures of animals, and many
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| where the pottery is made. Often the
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| | others.
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| pueblo will have a cultural center where
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| | Some of the Native American potters have
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| they display works of the local artists,
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| | become quite famous, and their work can
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| along with a lot of information about
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| | be very expensive, but it is also
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| their history and crafts. This will help
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| | extremely beautiful. But the work of
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| you get a feel for the pottery as well.
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| | lesser known potters can be lovely as
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| You can purchase pottery at these
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| | well, and is much more affordable. You
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| cultural centers, but you might be better
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| | can always start out simply and purchase
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| off buying the pottery directly from the
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| | more expensive pottery as you get more
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| artist. For sure, you should not buy
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| | familiar with it.
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| the pottery at the expensive shops in the
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| | Enjoy your new hobby of collecting Native
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| tourist areas of Santa Fe or Albuquerque.
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| | American pottery!
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| It will be marked up a great deal there.
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