Earth, water, and fire are the elements of pottery. Many Native potters believe creating vessels are an opportunity to bond with the land and with the past. Clay vessels have been made for storage and household use in Indigenous Southwest societies for nearly 2,000 years. Pottery is a complex art form to master. It requires learning a complex series of tasks and knowing how materials will react to firing.
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Thanks so much for these wonderful educational videos. Feel free to keep ‘e coming. I love learning from them and being reminded of one of my favourite places on earth.
I have a pot from South America that resembles 624,60. Can you tell me where you got these photos and possibly to origin of that particular pot? I have been searching for it’s origins and this is the closest I have found.