FLEETWOOD - THE PUEBLOS APR 13 1977 SANTA FE NM FIRST DAY COVER (FDC) BX9

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THE PUEBLOS There is not a culture on earth, nor has there been, that has not created some form of decorative art. In the case of the Pueblo Indians, the finest expression of their art first appeared nearly two millenia ago and still endures today on articles of pottery. Descendants of the Anasazi peoples of prehistory, who populated North America after migrating from the landmass of Asia, the Indians built apartment-style homes of adobe, today known as Pueblos (Spanish for "village"), and ended the nomadic ways of their forebears. Taking up the lives of farmers, they quickly developed a need for a means of storing water and the fruits of their labors: maize, beans, and squash. Gradually the art of basketweaving was developed. Then came baskets covered with clay and dried in the sun, and finally the ceramic pots they fired in crude, open-fire kilns. Because the potter's-wheel was unknown, until introduced from Europe much later, the Pueblos fabricated most of their pottery by coiling small ropes of clay, then smoothing the inner and outer surfaces with a polished stone or piece of gourd before firing the piece, the same technique used to this day. The manufacture of pottery has traditionally been the work of women, who graced their creations with intricate geometric designs, first in black and white, later adding other colors, mainly reds and yellows. Incorporating ornate designs and well-proportioned shapes, Pueblo pottery is one of the most striking examples of American Indian craftsmanship, an artform that still lives today. Diverse in culture and language, the Indians of the Pueblos inhabit the same land - in New Mexico and Arizona - where their ancestors have lived peacefully for centuries.

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