Acoma, which means People of the White Rock, has been inhabited since before the twelfth century. The Acoma Pueblo, also known as Sky City, is about 50 miles west of Albuquerque. It sits atop a 357-foot mesa that was inaccessible to enemy raids for centuries, because there was only one way up through a narrow stairway using handholds. Today, there is a paved road to the top. That is the only modern day convenience; however, as there are no running water, electricity, or telephone lines. The 300 or so structures on the mesa are passed on from mother to daughter and ‘owned’ by the women. Although not all Acoma live on the mesa year-round, a good portion return to the mesa often. Most of the present day people have residences in other parts of the reservation or in several farming villages, but at no time is the Pueblo on the mesa without several families living in the old houses and caring for the Franciscan mission church of San Estevan, established in 1629. The mission and the entire Pueblo is a National Historical Landmark.
It is interesting to note that every Acoma pot has an old pot incorporated into it with potters using old pot shards and grinding them up to use as temper for a new pot. Each new Acoma pot contains a little bit of history. This mixing of the old and new clay results in very thin, lightweight, yet strong pottery. Traditional designs range from complex geometrics to abstract animal, floral and figurative forms. Acoma Pueblo artists are known for their intricate fine black-line rain pots.
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Acoma owl
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Althea Cajero Coral and Gold Earrings
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Althea Cajero Dragonfly and Tahitian Pearl Pendant
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Althea Cajero Floating Band and Coral Cuff
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Althea Cajero Tahitian Pearl Cuff
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Carmel Lewis Heart Line Deer Bowl
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Dan Vallo Hand Knapped Knife Upstream
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Dan Vallo Hand Knapped Knife Pinnacle
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Dolores Lewis Lightning Design Seed Pot
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Dolores Lewis Polychrome Bowl
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Dolores Lewis Turtle Figure
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Emma Chino Frog Seed Pot
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Emma Chino Polychrome Olla
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Emma Lewis Polychrome Bowl
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Fine Line Spherical Seed Pot
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Franklin Peters Polychrome Thin Wall Acoma Pot
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Franklin Peters Thin Walled Polychrome Bowl
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Franklin Peters Traditional Parrot Design Olla
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Historic Polychrome Canteen
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Historic Polychrome Olla
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Historic Tularosa Swirl Bowl
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Large Dragonfly Pendant
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Lowden Story Bowl
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Lucy Lewis Polychrome Bowl
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Lucy Lewis Traditional Polychrome Bowl
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Marie Z. Chino Lightning Pot
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Marie Z. Chino Owl Figure
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Rose Chino Heartline Deer Bowl
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Sharon Stevens Black and White Fine Line Storage Jar
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Sharon Stevens Polychrome Fine Line Storage Jar
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Sterling Silver Slide with Clasp
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Wyatt Siwa Keens Outside The Box
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