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Rules of the ClayHound

The rules are simple and basic ...and flexible.  After all, it's all supposed to be fun! ...Right?

Pottery Construction to qualify as "Traditional"

  1. Must be hand made by the "coil" (or "pinch pot") method (key to the traditional style).
  2. Local hand mixed clay.
  3. Slips and paints from natural materials.
  4. Hand made traditional tools.
  5. Pit fired.
Exceptions: 

  • Everything except items 1, 2 & 3 above.

  • Ceramics (molded pots), wheel made and traditional pots with poster paints are acceptable for the collection as long as they are Native American made - but are not as "traditional".

  • Modern tools are acceptable (Native Americans would advance with time).

  • Kiln fired is acceptable (same reason).
Junior ClayHound:
  • You can reduce the number of Desert or Woodland  pieces - since some of these will be hard to find.  However, you can not reduce the number of the 20 Pueblo sites.  This is the heart of all traditional pottery collections from North America.