Tools to make and decorate pottery

Scallop Shell: edge or back of shell can be stamped and dragged in the clay.

Quill Brush: used to score coils before joining, or brushing of the vessel surface.

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.

Wooden or Stone Dentate Tool: for stamping tooth-like rows of dots or squares.

Wooden Scraper: used to join the coils and give a smooth texture to the pot.

Finger and Thumbnails: used to make crescent shaped impressions.

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.

Net and Textiles: a layer keeps dirt away from the surface of a pot & leaves its mark.

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