The Puebloans or Pueblo peoples, are Native Americans in the Southwestern United States who share common agricultural, material, and religious practices. Currently 100 pueblos are actively inhabited, among which Taos, San Ildefonso, Acoma, Zuni, and Hopi are the best-known. Pueblo people speak languages from four different language families, and each Pueblo is further divided culturally by kinship systems and agricultural practices, although all cultivate varieties of maize. Read more...
The Zuni (Zuni: A:shiwi; formerly spelled Zuñi) are Native AmericanPueblo peoples native to the Zuni River valley. The Zuni are a Federally recognized tribe and most live in the Pueblo of Zuni on the Zuni River, a tributary of the Little Colorado River, in western New Mexico, United States. The Pueblo of Zuni is 55 km (34 mi) south of Gallup, New Mexico. The Zuni tribe lived in multi level adobe houses. In addition to the reservation, the tribe owns trust lands in Catron County, New Mexico, and Apache County, Arizona. The Zuni call their homeland Halona Idiwan’a or Middle Place.Read more...
"The indigenous population is distributed throughout the territory of Mexico but is especially concentrated in the Sierra Madre del Sur, the Yucatán Peninsula, the Sierra Madre Oriental, the Sierra Madre Occidental, and neighboring areas. The states with the largest indigenous population are Oaxaca and Yucatán, with the latter having the highest percentage of indigenous population in its own territory. Since the Spanish colonization, the North and Bajio regions of Mexico have had lower percentages of indigenous peoples, but some notable groups include the Rarámuri, the Tepehuán, the Yaquis, and the Yoreme." Wikipedia
Below are sample designs by modern indigenous peoples living in Mexico today.
Shown here are strong designs from textile and pottery motifs by modern Mexican Indians.
"Below are designs from the work of the remarkable Inca Indians of Peru. The Inca designs have interested artists and designers around the world immensely, and influenced many craftsmen toward a simpler but more thoughtfully arranged form of motif." Lemos
Animal designs by Peruvian Indians of South America.
Designs from old Inca Indian weavings found in Peru.
Bird, animal, fish and plant designs made by the Inca of Peru.
Bird borders from textiles and pottery designed by the Indians of Peru, South America.
Peruvian Indian weaving and two bowls showing their application of design to objects of utility.
The Maricopa or Piipaash are a Native American tribe, who live in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Gila River Indian Community along with the Pima, a tribe with whom the Maricopa have long held a positive relationship. The Maricopa at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community consist mostly of Xalychidom Piipaash members and are concentrated in Lehi. The Maricopa at the Gila River Indian Community are concentrated in Maricopa Colony. The Maricopa are a River Yuman group, formerly living along the banks of the Colorado River. Read more...
Below is a page of clip art depicting motifs from pottery made by Maricopa Natives: wavy lines, single loops and scrolls, double loops and scrolls. Students may wish to keep these samples in their journals to remember how they can decorate their own hand-built pots.
