pinch pot

English
A collection of unfired pinch pots

Noun

pinch pot (plural pinch pots)

  1. A ceramic pot created by pinching the clay into the desired shape.
    • 2000, Kathy Triplett, Handbuilt Ceramics, →ISBN, page 105:
      Learning to make a pinch pot is a great way to gain some experience with manipulating soft clay.
    • 2007, ‎Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott, The Figure in Clay, →ISBN, page 80:
      First, I made a puki, a tool used by Native Americans to form a pinch pot. Typically, a puki is a shallow, fired bowl used to keep the bottom of the pinch pot round while holding the entire pot in shape.
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