“Back in Time: San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery 1890-1920”

by Charles S. King Black, white, red, and brown clays, when combined and layered, are the foundation of polychrome pottery at San Ildefonso Pueblo (Powohgeh Owingeh) in New Mexico. The early styles of this pottery, called Ogapoge Polychrome, were made from around 1760 until the early 1880s. They consisted of black and red designs on … Continue reading “Back in Time: San Ildefonso Pueblo Pottery 1890-1920”