Traditional Navajo Pottery
Traditional Navajo Pottery The Navajo people have a rich history of hand crafted goods, including hand woven rugs, silver jewelry and, of course, hand thrown pottery. Pottery in the Navajo culture was traditionally more utilitarian than it was ornamental. The pottery was made mostly by women and used mostly for cooking purposes. However, the pottery that is made today in the traditional Navajo style is mostly displayed as opposed to used. The clay is gathered from where it occurs naturally in certain areas the Navajo have been collecting from for years. ... Traditionally, the Navajo used wooden or bone tools, but, of course, today’s potters often use plastics.