Zuni pottery

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Zuni pottery is a traditional Native American ceramic art form from the Zuni people of the American Southwest, known for its fine white clay, intricate geometric and animal designs, and highly polished surfaces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American pottery
ceramic art
traditional craft
artFormOf Zuni Pueblo NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Zuni culture
ethnicGroup Zuni people NERFINISHED
hasQuality highly polished surface
lightweight construction
thin walls
influencedBy Ancestral Puebloan pottery
languageContext Zuni language NERFINISHED
material clay
motifType nature imagery
religious imagery
symbolic designs
partOf Puebloan artistic traditions
Southwestern Native American art
productionType handmade
non-industrial
region southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest
relatedTo Acoma pottery NERFINISHED
Hopi pottery NERFINISHED
Pueblo pottery
technique coil-built construction
hand-coiled
outdoor firing
slip application
stone polishing
timePeriod contemporary period
historic period
pre-contact era
traditionalMaterial fine white clay
typicalColor black paint
red paint
white ground
typicalDesign animal motifs
bird motifs
deer motifs
geometric patterns
heartline deer motif
rainbird motif
usedFor ceremonial purposes
domestic storage
food storage
tourist art market
trade
water storage

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Hopi pottery relatedArtForm Zuni pottery