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Enlarging and shaping  
   

Enlarging and shaping

Very skilful hammering with flat wooden mallets against a round metal anvil inside the pot. In the process the clay is stretched and decorations applied. The bottoms are rounded as this makes them easier to carry on the women's heads.
Yandabo Pottery Village

March 16th 2015
Geo: 21.4678, 95.2926Yandabo's population of 800 are mainly engaged in pottery making and agriculture. Clays and silt from the river bank are mixed to form the basic product. Each potter makes 60-80 pots per day, depending on their size and whether they are cooking pots or water pots. Every few months several families get together and build a communal kiln where about 4,000 pots are fired ... read more
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