Pottery Making Quiz

What is the name of the Pueblo where Maria Martinez and her son Popovi Da gather clay to make their celebrated black Pottery?

• San Le so

• Black Mesa

• New Mexico

• Papov day

What is scattered as an offering to the great spirit for providing the raw clay?

• Blue sand

• Moisture

• Red clay

• Sacred corn

What is used as a binder when mixing blue sand with clay?

• Moisture

• Red clay

• Sacred corn

• Water

What is used to build up the walls of the pottery piece?

• Brushes

• Polishing stones

• Scrapers

• Coils

What is used to form and smooth the pottery?

• Various shaped scrapers made from gourds

• Brushes

• Coils

• Polishing stones

What is applied to the pottery pieces before polishing?

• Moisture

• Red clay

• Blue sand

• Earth colored clay in semi-liquid form called a slip

What is used to outline the design on the pottery pieces?

• Various shaped scrapers made from gourds

• Coils

• Polishing stones

• Yucca leaf brush

What is used as fuel for the outdoor firing of the pottery?

• Dry cedar wood

• Cow chips

• Dried powdered horse manure

• Ashes