Making Ancient Ramos Polychrome: From Borderland Clay to Fired Masterpiece

In which I try to recreate ancient Ramos Polychrome using authentic tools and materials.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 What Is Ramos Polychrome?
5:12 Clay Hunting in the New Mexico Bootheel
10:45 That Weird Thing About Ramos Polychrome
15:46 Coil Building a Pot
23:31 Testing Clay Samples
30:18 Painting a Polychrome Pot
34:38 Firing the Pot
37:27 Wrap-Up, Look at the Results

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