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    • Pot sherds

    • Pot sherds

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • The washtub is placed on hot coals and 2 large pot sherds are put on the bottom.
    • Water boiling

    • Water boiling

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • The water boils for 10 minutes.
    • Using paddle on third pot

    • Using paddle on third pot

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • Thinning upper wall of larger pot using hand as an anvil.
    • Vessel walls being thinned

    • Vessel walls being thinned

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • Thinning vessel walls of larger pot.
    • Using a stone as an anvil

    • Using a stone as an anvil

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • Thinning wall of larger pot using a stone as an anvil.
    • Grit of pigment

    • Grit of pigment

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • This photo shows the grit in the wet pigment which Rupert wipes off with his finger when it is dry.
    • Making the rim even

    • Making the rim even

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • To make an even base, Rupert puts the newly formed pot on a wooden board and evens the rim.
    • Preparation of materials to make black paint

    • Preparation of materials to make black paint

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • To prepare black paint, mesquite bark is put in a one-pound coffee can and is half covered with water.
    • Two pots

    • Two pots

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • Two finished pots.
    • Screened white clay

    • Screened white clay

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • Unscreened and screened white clay at clay pit.
    • Last pot being fired

    • Last pot being fired

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • Washtub oven with lid rests on hot coals.
    • Using water to attach the coil

    • Using water to attach the coil

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • Wetting the rim so next coil will attach better.
    • Ashes used to prevent stickiness

    • Ashes used to prevent stickiness

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • When clay becomes too wet to paddle properly, ashes are rubbed onto the paddle to prevent its sticking to the clay.
    • Return to larger pot

    • Return to larger pot

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • While base of smaller pot rests, Rupert continues on base of larger pot.
    • Keeping the clay moist

    • Keeping the clay moist

    • Teiwes, Helga

    • Ceramics; Tohono O'odham artists; Tohono O'odham pottery; Indian pottery

    • Wrapping the rim of the base with a cloth to keep the clay moist.

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