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
