Textiles Pottery Baskets Have a Photograph or Article you wish to contribute. The people of the Acoma Pueblo, possibly the oldest continuously inhabited village in the United States, has a tradition of producing high-quality pottery. Visitors to the Pueblo will invariably find a high degree of activity during the tourist season and on most weekends.
Many potters display their individual wares at Sky City while living in surrounding communities.
Acoma pottery requires a high degree of technical expertise. The pottery is thin-walled and yet strong. This high degree of quality is enticing to collectors of southwestern pottery. Prior to firing and decorating Acoma pottery it is painted with a kaolin clay slip . One of the most common forms the pottery takes is polychromes of black, orange, and brown on white.