Images of Tohono O'odham Polychrome Pottery Making Study

A mound is formed

Adding more ashes

Adding more water

Adding water to make red paint

Adjusting the symmetry

All the pots are drying

Allowing the oven to cool off

Applying the black paint

Ashes used to prevent stickiness

Attaching the coil of clay

Attaching the coil to the rim

Base being carried to dry

Base creation for smaller pot

Base of smaller pot being formed

Beginning of day, June 5th

Beginning of red design

Beginning of the black design

Beginning of the red step design

Beginning the black design on another pot

Beginning the black design on the pot with red triangles

Black design being developed

Black paint

Black scroll work being applied