A pinch pot is a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present.
The pinching method is to create pottery that can be ornamental or functional, and has been widely employed across culture.
It is a basic pot making method often taught to young children or beginners.
Thumbs are pushed into the center, and then rudimentary walls are created by pinching and turning the pot.
Thumb pots are now also made commercially in large quantities with machinery instead of by hand.