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.