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A Jatumpamba Pottery, continued
All photos (c) 1994 Richard Burkett
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A larger view of the workspace of Jatumpamba potter Maria Margarita Enriquez.
Joe Molinaro tries his hand at using the mallets to shape the form. Maria was nervous, but Joe did a good job.
The large olla is just about finished.
The surface gets quite smooth as the mallets are slid repeatedly over the surface, inside and out.
The finished pots are dried for a considerable length of time before firing. Here a large stack awaits firing in the entryway of the upper part of the house.
The dark bare area next to the pile of shards is the firing site. The day we were there the weather was too cool and damp for firing. The pots will be piled up, covered with the shards and firewood and ignited. The firing takes a very short time. The distinctive fire-marked red and black of Jatumpamba pottery comes from this quick firing process.
Pottery is often packed in simple net bags and carried on a shoulder or on the back. Breakage is only occasional, it seemed.
Another view of a Cuenca market with piles of Jatumpamba pottery of all kinds.
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