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The making of pottery at San Ildefonso

American Museum journal11Published In 1911 • Pages: 192-196

By: Spinden, Herbert Joseph.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article, written by a well-known archaeologist, is a description of the technique of pottery manufacture and design application by the Indians of the pueblo of San Ildefonso. As an introduction to the main theme of this article the author presents a brief statement in regard to the effects of European civilization upon the pueblo Indians. A description is then given pertinent to the topography of the area. Several excellent plates are to be found in this source illustrating a few varieties of San Ildefonso pottery, with an accompanying description of the meaning of the symbolic design elements.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Topography and geology
Ceramic technology
Utensils
Representative art
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tewa Pueblos
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
article
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1961; John Beierle; 2008
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1910
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1540-1910
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Herbert J. Spinden
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
20020045
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tewa Indians