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Contents List of Figures ix Foreword xiii Preface xvii 1. Discovering the Catawba 1 2. A Family Economy Based on Pottery 13 3. Peddling Pottery 29 4. The Indian Circuit 46 5. Teaching the Craft 63 6. Professionalism and the Catawba Potters 74 7. A Native Resource, Clay 92 8. Tools: Ancient and Modern Adaptations 107 9. Building Pots: Woodland and Mississippian Methods 119 10. Design Motifs 149 11. The Pipe Industry 177 12. Burning the Pottery 187 Conclusion 196 References Cited 199 Index 209 ...

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