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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 4281065, member: 8267&quot;]Taupou will be able to say more, but in the meantime.......</p><p><br /></p><p>Such micaceous clay is used by potters in Picuris and Taos Pueblos (New Mexico). Picuris potters have primarily made utilitarian bean pots and pitchers, while Taos potters make a greater variety of shapes, including wedding vases.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.picclickimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxNjAw/z/nKkAAOSwjDZYcV2u/$/Taos-Pueblo-Pottery-Micaceous-Clay-Wedding-Vase-by-_1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://picclick.com/Taos-Pueblo-Pottery-Micaceous-Clay-Wedding-Vase-by-201776756394.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://picclick.com/Taos-Pueblo-Pottery-Micaceous-Clay-Wedding-Vase-by-201776756394.html" rel="nofollow">https://picclick.com/Taos-Pueblo-Pottery-Micaceous-Clay-Wedding-Vase-by-201776756394.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And this jar, signed &quot;Yellow Flower, Taos&quot;, has similar leaf elements added:</p><p><img src="https://www.summerhouseindianart.com/images/h38-yellow-flower-jar/H38big.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.summerhouseindianart.com/h38-yellow-flower-jar.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.summerhouseindianart.com/h38-yellow-flower-jar.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.summerhouseindianart.com/h38-yellow-flower-jar.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Fire clouds&quot; are a result of the firing process. Traditional Pueblo pottery is not fired in kilns, which can be well controlled, but in open piles fueled by wood, brush, and/or dung. During firing, pieces of fuel may shift and lay against a pot, blocking access of air and creating localized &quot;reducing&quot; conditions. A clay that will fire to a red or yellow color with sufficient air will instead turn black when oxygen is restricted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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