Vintage Acoma Pueblo Pottery

Mid 20th Century

2.25" H x 2.75" D

Hand Coiled and Painted Orange and Black Geometric Design Singed "Acoma Sky City"

In Very Good Condition

Acoma potters have produced thin-walled, hand-coiled pottery for centuries using traditional techniques: local clay, hand-forming (no wheel), natural mineral paints (black, orange/red, white slip), and firing in outdoor pits. The pottery is famous for its lightweight strength, fine-line geometric designs, kiva steps, parrot motifs, and polychrome patterns.

"Sky City" is the common English name for the ancient Pueblo atop the mesa. Signatures like "Acoma Sky City" (sometimes with "N.M." or an artist's initials) became more common starting in the 1950s–1970s, as potters began signing work for the tourist/collector market. Earlier pieces (pre-1950s) were often unsigned or just marked "Acoma N.M." Full personal signatures grew widespread in the 1970s.

These signed pieces are typically vintage tourist/commercial-grade (not ultra-fine museum pieces by famous potters like Lucy M. Lewis), but they remain highly collectible for their craftsmanship.