It seems like all potters working in the traditions of the ancient Southwestern cultures employ pukis or something like them in their pottery making. Even the Mexicans of Mata Ortiz in their technologies which are seemingly unconnected to the ancient Indian potters use pukis.
(Puki, n : a shallow vessel used to shape a pottery vessel)
Yet a puki can be very limiting, you are limited to the size and shape of bowls you already have, and the number of pots made at one time is limited by the number of pukis available. Certainly the prehistoric potters of this area did not always use pukis, (more…)
