Clay Taonga pūoro

Today I finished off my clay toanga pūoro that I had started during lockdown.  I pit fired them a couple of days ago out at Tangiteroria.  This firing was successful because I watched a few more you tube videos on drum/barrell firings and learned so good tips.
1.  Make sure you burn all your wood for about an hour before putting the lid on (so the embers burn through the rest of the sawdust.
2.  Use copper sulphate and aluminium sulphate to create flashings on the clay.

They look really great and I have adorned them with muka and feathers (kukupa and pukeko).   I also burnished them with cold wax and gave them a bit of a polish.