Native American Pottery, including: Nampeyo, Mata Ortiz
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More info: Prior to the coming of Europeans, the people of both the North and South American continents had a wide variety of pottery traditions. However, there is no evidence that a Native American potter ever invented the pottery wheel. Because of this, all known Pre-Columbian American pottery was made entirely by hand, using a number of traditional techniques. These include sculptural modeling, press molding, coiling, and paddling. Functional pottery objects were produced by many cultures, as were figurines, masks, and ritual items.
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