86 INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. 
ciently softened with water, a lump of this is hollowed 
to form the nucleus of the bottom of the vessel. To 
this, round after round of clay, rolled into a slender 
cylinder, is applied and made to adhere by pressure. 
Santa Clara Woman Firing Pottery. 
‘(Copyrighted by Fred Harvey.) 
The interior and exterior surfaces are modeled with the 
hand and smoothed with a piece of gourd shell. Water 
must constantly be applied to keep the clay in workable 
condition. When the vessel has been built in this 
manner to the desired size and shape, it is allowed to 
dry thoroughly in the sun. It is prepared for orna- 
