In the historical
centres of Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Taos most shops sell elaborate
Indian pottery. Nobody needs those pots really, certainly not Indians
themselves. They live like all Americans and use metal pots and
pressure cookers for cooking. They noticed, however, that American
tourists must buy some souvenirs when they are on holiday and they
like traditional Indian pots, so Indians make the pots just for the
purpose. Earlier the Indian potters copied designs from
archaeological museums but not any more. By now the Indian pottery
developed into a veritable art genre, individual artists perfecting
their own designs. All the pictures here are taken in a single shop
in Albuquerque, each set of pots of a different artist.
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