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A.r.t.s : Navajo Pottery: Beautiful Objects Lesson PlanA.r.t.s : Navajo Pottery: Beautiful Objects Lesson Plan
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Arizona State University
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9th - 10th
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A.r.t.s : Navajo Pottery: Beautiful Objects

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This informative website contains pages discussing the history of Navajo pottery. Provides photos and explanations of various pottery techniques. Teachers can use these lessons to show learners how to create and fire their own pottery!

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ceramics, clay, native american culture, navajo art

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art connections, coil pot, firing techniques, media and methods for creating arts, pinch pot, pots, potters, pottery techniques, preparing clay, slab pot, working with clay, native american art, native american artists, native american people, native american pottery, native american pottery examples, native american society, navajo, navajo indians, navajo culture, navajo people, navajo peoples, navajo pottery, navajo pottery examples, navajo society, navajo tribes, ceramic

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