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Nyakot-ka has shaped the base of a new sauce cooking pot (te xas) on a support made from a roll of fresh leaves. At this point she prepares a new coil to add on top of the already shaped part to further raise the body of the pot.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

D04

Rights owner

Incipit-CSIC

Title alt

Modelling a te xas pot

Cultural group

Opo

Participants

Nyakot-ka Wale

Country

Ethiopia

Place

Akula, Gambela

Item/object

Te ma

Materials

Clay

Cultural context/event

Domestic

Social group setting

Family

Location

Cooking area

Date of creation

2021-08-07

Unique ID

2019LG07-D04-0933