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A Terracotta Artist at Work
Artist from Bankura2018
Banglanatak
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Making terracotta products is a time consuming and labour intensive process which includes several steps from getting the basic shapes of the products on the potter's wheel to finally putting those in the oven for baking. Here we see a potter busy at the wheel. The potters prefer using manual wheels instead of electirc ones due to scarcity and erratic supply of electricity in Panchmura, the potters' village.
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Details
- Title: A Terracotta Artist at Work
- Creator: Artist from Bankura
- Date Created: 2018
- Location: Bankura
- Subject Keywords: Crafts, Terracotta, Craftspersons, Artists, Bengal
- Rights: Banglanatak.com
- Medium: Clay
- About the craft: Terracotta is the art form where clay is used to make various items especially utensils and then baked in earthen kiln to make it more durable. Terracotta pottery is distinguishable from other forms of pottery because of the distinct type of clay that is used. The clay is rich rust red in colour because of high iron content which when reacts with oxygen gives it hues of red, orange, yellow, black. Terracotta pottery can be found in the Panchmura village of Bankura district in West Bengal.
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