some vintage wear typical with age

approx: 3” x 3”

What is Nemadji Pottery?

Nemadji pottery is unglazed rustic pottery with colorful swirled designs on the outside. No two pieces of pottery look alike, they all have unique colors. The outside of the pottery is unglazed, though the inside may be highly glazed. You get all kinds of shapes in Nemadji pottery from vases to vessels and bowls.

The pottery looks very attractive and comes from the Arrowhead area in Minnesota. Though the pottery is said to be influenced by native American Indian pottery from the region, the fact is that it was never made by Native Americans. Nemadji pottery has a fairly colorful and chequered history.

Nemadji Pottery History

Nemadji means “left-handed” in the local Ojibway language. Perhaps it was used to describe the direction of the river. The Nemadji pottery was introduced to the market by the Nemadji Tile & Pottery Company of Moose Lake, Minnesota.