Hickiwan

A ball of clay will become the base for one pot_image #6

A polishing stone and water are used to smooth the surface before the pot is set to partially dry in the sun_image #14

Ashes are used between the clay and the pot so that it can be separated_image #9

Coils are pressed into the walls_image #12

Coils are then added to the walls to build up the pot_image #11

Hand building pottery in the traditional way by potter Rupert Angea begins with digging the clay_image #1

Hand building the pot's neck_image #17

Hematite pigment dug from a nearby mountain is used to paint the pots_image #18

Painted pots are drying in the sun_image #20

Pots are set in the sun to dry before adding necks and rims_image #15

Rupert add coils to the pot to create a neck_image# 16

Rupert kneads the clay together_image #5

Rupert paddles the coil to smooth the wall_image #13

Rupert paints one of his pots with hematite_image #19

Rupert screens the fine particles of white clay from the larger pieces that are discarded_image #2

Rupert uses white clay, sand and water to form the material for his pots_image #4

Southeast of Hickiwan and Table Mountain

The ball gets flattened into a disc_image #7

The flat disc is placed on a pot to form the bottom of the new pot_image #8

The pot's wall is thinned using a stone and wooden paddle_image #10

Volcanic sand is also gathered and screened for use in making the pots_image #3

Images of Tohono O'odham Polychrome Pottery Making Study