1 This was our day in Hopi land to gain a better understanding this tribe's culture. Ray, our guide, lined up a pottery demonstration by Dorthy (tobacco) and Emerson (corn). Dorothy is becoming a well-known Hopi potter. Hopi's do not use pottery wheels; they do all their pots and vases by hand.
2 All the clay is worked by hand.
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5 It is smoothed with pottery sherds and polished with smooth stones.
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15 lunch was a traditional Hopi meal served to guests on special occasions - like when Evans Invasions come to visit.
16 The early villages were built on mesas. These (Walpi and First Mesa) were built on First Mesa.
17 That's Ray, our Hopi guide, on the right. On the left is a traditional Hopi warrior by the name of Panthers. Mean guy you wouldn't want to meet on the mesa at night.
18 Ray took us to a place on the Hopi reservation where there were lots of good petroglyphs.
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22 Good find, Will, as we take a closer look.
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24 Anni shows off her latest art work.
25 Fess up. Who did all the graffiti? These two look guilty, don't they?
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36 After freeing this fair damsel from the Hopi warrior, we set out for Chinle where we spend the night.
