Pueblo Pottery Designs

Pueblo Pottery Designs by Kenneth M Chapman. Published by Dover Publications Inc, New York, NY, 1995. Unabridged Republication. Paperback. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. 192 Pgs. ISBN 048628476X. Republication of the second, revised printing of The Pottery of Santo Domingo Pueblo: A Detailed Study of Its Decoration, published by the Laboratory of Anthropology, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1953. The pottery of the prehistoric pueblos of the American southwest ranks among the most remarkable native crafts developed in the New world. Some of the finest examples were produced at the pueblo of Santo Domingo, an Indian village situated on the east bank of the Rio Grande southwest of Santa Fe. The author compares pre- and post conquest pottery types and describes materials, decorating, techniques and firing methods. Over 1,200 illustrations, 200 in color, enhance the text, many with finely detailed representations of birds, mammals, plant forms, abstracts and other subjects. Description text copyright 2015 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 30797.