Pattern within the Culture of The Southwest of North America Pueblo Art
The Southwest area includes New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and South California
These areas are dry, desert environments
The first natives built their homes out of the sun- baked clay and straw - “adobe”. A collection of adobes was called a “pueblo” which is Spanish for town/village
A Pueblo
The pueblos of the Southwest are the most permanent structures of the Native Americans
These desert dwellers became known as the Pueblo Indians
The Pueblo Indians were basket weavers, blanket makers, potters as well as farmers.
Pueblo Pottery Designs
Pueblo Pots
Geometric and Spiral patterns