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LOGGER'S SHEET LOGGER: Susie Miller REEL NUMBER: 1- Side B STAGE: Cultural Conservation DATE: June 28, 1986 PRESENTOR: Rayna Green GROUP NAME: Conserving American Indian Crafts-Zuni Pottery REGION/STYLE: Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico | PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | |Josephine Nahohai| Potters |[[strikethrough]]Rowena Him[[/strikethrough]]| |Milford Nahohai| |Randy Nahohai| |Jenny L. Laate| |[[strikethrough]]Anderson Peynetsa[[/strikethrough]]| CONTENTS 1. Intro by Rayna - tells background about cultural conservation of Indian pottery. Introduces potters. 2. Josephine explains about the prayers being so important to Indian potters 3. also talks about praying to "the clay mother" and how they have to go out and get the clay. 4. Rayna emphasizes the importance of the spiritual aspect of potters 5. Jenny talks about cleaning & drying the clay before using it 6. Randy - explains about different colors & types of clay he uses 7. Milford - talks about different methods - pinch pots, coil methods, slab method 8. Jenny - uses tools such as round gourd & redwood -Starts her students using the pinch pot method 9. Milford - polishing process 10. Josephine - how paint is made from minerals and plants 11. Randy - design= draws in his sketch book 12. Jenny - makes wedding vases - two handles represent both bride + groom 13.