Containers
Certainly some of the most valuable human inventions.
•
clay
pottery
[locating;
tempering
;
shaping
; pit-firing v. above-ground
firing
v. primitivekilns;
coating
/
glazing
/water-proofing;
patching
;
pinch
v.
coil
v.
slab
]
•
clay
pottery
tools
[
sponge
;
wire
;
ribbing
tools
;
trimming
tools
;
pedal
potter's
wheel
]
•
clay
ecology
[
lowland
marsh,
riverbanks
,
ponds
]
•
testing
clay
[can make
ball
,
snake
,
loop
, all w/o
cracks
]
•
preparing
clay
[
drying
; pounding;
removing
debris
; soaking;
screening
;
settling
;
skimming
/
wicking
/scooping;
drying
;
kneading
like
dough
for
consistency
; storing]
•
coiled basketry
[spoking;
twining
; finishing;
continuous
v. start-stop
weave
; handles]
•
twining
basketry
•
pine
needle
basketry
[
bundling
;
threading
]
•
gourds
[
growing
;
curing
;
cleaning
;
sealing
]
•
primitive
container types
[
cookware
(e.g.
bowl
,
plate
,
pot
,
trencher
);
buckets
;
canteens
&
bladders
]
•
primitive
container
materials
[
bark
;
stone
;
wood
;
plant fiber
; horn;
beak
;
bone
;
hide
&
stomach
;
shell
;
pods
]
•
sealing
wood
w/
wax
or
fat
•
bark
containers
[
peeling
;
folding
;
bottoms
;
sewing
;
top
ring
;
plastering
]
•
packframes &
backpacks
;
modular
carrying
systems
[
Roycroft
packframe]
•
sleds
&
travois
•
carts
,
trailers
&
Chinese
wheelbarrows
•
HDPE
&
PETE
food
grade
plastic containers