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Pottery is an essential part of the lives of the Hopi Indians in the Arizona region. ... D, the Moki, the Hopi word for "the peaceful ones," developed the first attempts of pottery after meeting the Mogollon Indians. Thick-walled, gray, undecorated pottery began to appear within the Hopi community around 400 A. ... The most praised era of the Hopi pottery is called the Sikyatki Polychrome; the following forms were the Payupki, Polacca, and San Bernardo polychrome styles. ... Bowls, jars, are the two typical shapes of Hopi pottery. ... Most Hopi pottery have rims that are curved inward and are typically shallow. ... In history, it was the job of the Hopi women to make the pottery. ... However, now in Hopi communities, men are also potters. ... Pottery, the only artifacts left to tell the tale of the lives of the Hopi Indians of long ago also reflect the changes of society.
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