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Crushing the earth to obtain a fine texture used to produce clay

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posted on 2024-12-17, 15:09 authored by Luciano Dayrell
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.

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

B01

Rights owner

Pequi do Cerrado Institute

Title alt

Trituramento do barro com o intuíto de obter uma fina textura usada para produzir a argila

Cultural group

Oleiras do Candeal

Participants

Magna Francisca da Silva, Marlene Rodrigues Lopes, Ana Carolina Brugnera, 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

15 min

Intent

To have the clay mass to produce the pots

Date of creation

2023-03-23

Unique ID

2022SG02-B01-0146

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