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The flat disc is placed on a pot to form the bottom of the new pot_image #8.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Rupert kneads the clay together_image #5.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Laura Kermen teaches pottery making to the students from the Topawa Mission School_image #9.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Coils are rolled and then used to build up the sides of the pot_image #3.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Firing the finished pot. Metal is placed around the pot to form a kiln_image #6.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Building up the wood before firing the pot_image #7.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Uncovering the pot after the firing_image #8.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Coils are pressed into the walls_image #12.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Coils are then added to the walls to build up the pot_image #11.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Hand building the pot's neck_image #17.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Hematite pigment dug from a nearby mountain is used to paint the pots_image #18.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Pottery and Basketry
Summary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.
Dolores Lewis, the thresher, cuts the wheat_image #3.jpg
Community
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge