Hopi woman forming a pot

Hopi potter forming the pot-Hopi pottery is formed by the coil method. No wheel is used. The wet clay, kneeded to the proper consistency, is rolled between the potter's hands to form a rope-like segment. This, in turn, is coiled around the rim of the growing pot and kneeded into place. Surplus clay is removed with a scraping stone and the pot is shaped and placed to air dry for a twenty-four hour period. An older woman sitting on the floor on a red geometric patterned rug. She is wearing a velvet shirt, dark dress, and long white boots. she has various buckets around her and is working on a pot in her lap and has on by her side that is drying.