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The moringa has a small mouth, which requires masterful modelling, and the potter uses only two fingers on the inside of the pot to finish it.

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posted on 2024-12-17, 15:59 authored by Luciano Dayrell
The second stage of moulding the Moringa, at this point a clay roulette is added over the finished bulge. The neck of the moringa is modelled using the pull-up technique.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

B02

Rights owner

Pequi do Cerrado Institute

Title alt

A moringa tem a boca pequena o que exige maestria na modelagem, para a sua finalização a oleira usa apenas dois dedos na parte interna do pote

Cultural group

Oleiras do Candeal

Participants

Maria Benita Pinheiro, Ana Carolina Brugnera, Lucas Bernalli Fernandes Rocha

Place

Cônego Marinho, North of Minas Gerais

Item/object

Moringa

Materials

Mineral-clay

Cultural context/event

General production

Social group setting

Community

Location

Workshop

Temporality

29 min

Intent

Modeling ceramic objects

Date of creation

2023-03-25

Unique ID

2022SG02-B02-0359

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    confectionmodelingceramic

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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