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Varnishing the pots
Thiago da Costa Oliveira2014
Museu do Índio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The task of applying varnish to the pots is a complex one. It demands heating the artifact, its handling with the aid of thick tree leaves, and a clean surface, like a metal basin. Once heated, the pot will melt the varnish, which will be then fixed to its surface.
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- Title: Varnishing the pots
- Creator: Thiago da Costa Oliveira
- Date Created: 2014
- Location: São Gabriel da Cachoeira, Brazil
- Physical Dimensions: digital
- Provenance: Photograph taken during a pottery production workshop held in june 2014, in São Joaquim village, medium Aiairi river, Alto Rio Negro Indigenous Territory.
- Type: photography
- Rights: Museu do Índio / FUNAI
- Medium: digital photography
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