pinch pot

plural pinch pots

1. A ceramic pot created by pinching the clay into the desired shape.

   Learning to make a pinch pot is a great way to gain some experience with manipulating soft clay.

   2000, Kathy Triplett, Handbuilt Ceramics, →ISBN, page 105

   1 more example

   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.

   2007, Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott, The Figure in Clay, →ISBN, page 80