Once Nyakot-ka has arrived at her compound, she has placed the clay lump extracted from the quarrying site in the forest in a vessel for storing fresh water (ti ji). In this way, it will retain its moisture until the next day, when she will be modelling a new piece of pottery. After finishing the task, we can see how she washes the clay remains from her hands.
Funding
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
History
Session
D04
Rights owner
Incipit-CSIC
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Collecting the raw material for making a pot: clay