TOOLS USED TO MAKE AND DECORATE
NEW ENGLAND NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY

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Scallop Shell: edge or back of shell can be stamped and/or dragged in the clay.
Cord Wrapped Paddle: used to compress the coils, leaving parallel impressions of cordage.
Carved Antler or Wood Modeling Tools: to form and carve the clay.
Quill Brush: used to score coils before joining, or brushing of the vessel surface.
Wooden Scraper: used to join the coils and give a smooth texture to the pot.
Finger and Thumbnails: used to make crescent shaped impressions.
Wooden or Stone Dentate Tool: for stamping tooth-like rows of dots or squares.
Net and Textiles: a layer keeps dirt away from the surface of a pot & leaves its mark.
Burnishing Stone: when rubbed against leather-hard clay, a shiny surface is attained.
Flake Knife: used to stamp or incise lines or hatch marks on a pot.
Pointed Stick: used to make incised lines or dots on a pot.


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