Hand-building pots by potter Laura Kermen
Hand-building pots by potter Laura Kermen
Sequence of nine images shows Laura Kermen hand-building pots.
Potter Laura Kermen shows how to hand build pots using the coil method. In this sequence of nine images, Laura shows the technique of hand building a pot, which does not use a potter's wheel. A paddle and stone are used to smooth the sides of the pot. Firing the pot is done in a hand-made kiln using local woods, usually mesquite.
In this collection
- Tohono O'odham Collection, 1970-1980, Helga Teiwes Photographer
- Traditional wheat threshing
- Sacred places on the Tohono O'odham Reservation
- Annual saguaro fruit harvest, called Hasan Baihi
- Coiled basket making
- Wire baskets, called wainom hua, made by Albert Alvarez
- Cholla bud harvesting is a tradition of the Tohono O'odham
- Mission San Xavier del Bac
- Daily life and activities in the mid-1970's
- Rodeo, fair and pageant
- Hand-building pots by potter Rupert Angea
- Hand-building pots by potter Laura Kermen
Items in Collection:
Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.Digital Heritage
Community
Tohono O'Odham NationCategory
Pottery and BasketrySummary
Photographs by Helga Teiwes of the Tohono O'odham.