Pottery

     (Top) People decorated the Tchefuncte vessels with a variety of designs. Most of the designs have rectangular geometric patterns but a few had curving lines. Some vessels have lines drawn on the wet clay with a pointed or blunt tool.

     (Middle two) For some pots, as the tool was dragged across the surface, it was regularly jabbed into the surface. This technique created a row of dents, or punctates, connected by a line (drag and jab designs).

     (Bottom) Other vessels have big areas of punctates. Pushing a pointed tool into the damp clay created a group of shallow holes or punctates.

Click on the image to the left to get a closer look.