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  • Hohokam pottery
    In pottery: Drying, turning, and firing

    Turning is the process of finishing the greenware (unfired ware) after it has dried to leather hardness. The technique is used to smooth and finish footrings on wheel-thrown wares or undercut places on molded or jiggered pieces. It is usually done on the potter’s wheel…

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