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The large clods are being crushed and the ground is left with a mixture of fine dust and a few pebbles and impurities

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posted on 2024-12-17, 15:10 authored by Ana Carolina BrugneraAna Carolina Brugnera
The preparation of earth is done after drying it in the sun. Then, the potters crush it with the Pilão (Pestle), an object that is called "Mão (Hand)" in the community.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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Session

B01

Rights owner

Pequi do Cerrado Institute

Title alt

Os torrões grandes vão sendo triturados e resta no chão a mistura de um pó fino com algumas pedrinhas e impurezas

Cultural group

Oleiras do Candeal

Participants

Maria Inez Durães Silva, Luciano Dayrell, Lucas Bernalli Fernandes Rocha

Place

Cônego Marinho, North of Minas Gerais

Item/object

The clay-mass production

Materials

Mineral-clay

Materials alt

water, earth

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Location

Workshop

Temporality

10 min

Intent

To have the clay mass to produce the pots

Date of creation

2023-03-23

Unique ID

2022SG02-B01-0155

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    clay preparationresource managementmass

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    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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