USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -“Mystery and tradition surround Catawba Indian pottery, an art form many centuries old. “Created much the same way it has been for generations, the pottery is made by Catawba women on the tribe’s reservation near Rock Hill [South Carolina].

Detailed explanation-2: -The Catawba traded deerskins to the Europeans for goods such as muskets, knives, kettles and cloth. The Catawba villages became a major hub in the trade system between the Virginia traders and the Carolina traders. Settlers began to move into the Piedmont during the 18th century.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa or Iswä but most commonly Iswa (Catawba: Ye Iswąˀ – “people of the river"), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. Their current lands are in South Carolina, on the Catawba River, near the city of Rock Hill.

Detailed explanation-4: -The pottery discovered on the American continent was created throughout many civilizations, but pre-colonial pottery can be more accurately assigned to specific Native American tribes. These tribes include Cherokees, Iroquois, Cheyenne, and Shoshone.

Detailed explanation-5: -Acoma pottery, Hopi pottery, Santa Clara pottery, the pottery vessels of the San Ildefonso, Jemez, and Zia are the main sources of contemporary Native American pottery.