Knife River Earthlodge Virtual Tour
Clay Pottery
Learn more about:
- Child's
Tipi,
- Pottery,
- Baskets,
- Bow
and Quiver.
NPS Photograph Restart Tour | Place of Honor | Living Area | Cache Pit | Knife River Welcome
Knife River Earthlodge Virtual Tour |
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Clay Pottery |
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| Making clay pots
was women's work and considered sacred. To make clay pots you had to first
buy the right to do so from an older woman. Powdered clay was obtained from
along the higher terraces of the river valley. The pots were cured against
an open fire under the watchful eye of its maker. Learn more about:
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NPS Photograph |
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Restart Tour | Place of Honor | Living Area | Cache Pit | Knife River Welcome |
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