Colonoware:
A term created by Leland Ferguson in 1978, which suggests a mergence of two cultural traditions, usually African-American and Native American. This can be seen in the earthenware created by slaves and free blacks that were produced between 1670s to the mid to late 1800s.

Source: Patton, Sharon F. African-American Art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. 38, 39.