Pottery Collections

YELLOW WARE POTTERY

Culture: Protohistoric-early historic Hopi
Dates: ca. AD 1325-1625
Location:Northeastern AZ
Material: ceramic

These coal-fired yellow ware vessels are early examples of the longest-lived, native pottery-making tradition in North America. Yellow ware pottery is still produced by the Hopi Indians, though dung and wood are now the common fuels.