Daughters of the Anasazi (DVD)

Format: DVD
Run Time: 28 minutes
Studio: Rancho Ventoso (2008)
Language: English
Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.4" x 0.6"
Shipping Weight: 0.22 lbs.

The Lewis Heritage. Prominent pueblo potters demonstrate traditional techniques. Lucy Lewis and her daughters, Emma and Dolores, continue to make fine art Acoma pottery much the same method as their native American ancestors, the Anasazi, did over a thousand years ago.

Grinding the raw clay and old pot shards. Mixing the clay. Forming the bowl. Building the coils. Scraping and polishing. Applying the white slip. Making mineral paints. Painting the pots with traditional designs. And firing the pots in primative kilns.

Filmed on location in New Mexico, this program presents a detailed examination of the techniques as the ladies explain each step and the significance of the pottery to their lives.