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Handmade Eco-friendly Beautiful Black Pottery of Nizamabad Clock
The pottery are made with locally available fine textured clay. The clay moulds are prepared in different shapes and are baked in kiln. Later these clay wares are washed with powdered vegetable matter and are rubbed with mustard oil. They are decorated with floral and geometric patterned grooves using sharp twigs. They are smoke fired with rice husks in enclosed kilns which gives its unique shiny black surface. They are again rubbed with oil and baked in kiln. The grooves on clay wares are then filled with silvery powder of Zinc and Mercury, washed with water and polished again. Lead or Tin Amalgams are also used. The silver powder gives shiny hue against black background of pottery.
- Place of Origin - Uttar Pradesh
- Clock made of black pottery
- Size - 5” x 3” x 5.5”
Made from very fine and smooth clay, on potter's wheel by hand No colour is used in the product. The pottery gains its black colour due to the presence of carbon during the baking process Each piece is polished with mango pulp, bamboo leaves, caustic soda and mustard oil for the signature shining look Use this Beer Mug in office/ home Handcrafted by world-class artisans imparting unpatrolled refinement and finish to the product
The black clay pottery of Nizamabad in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, India is a unique type of clay pottery known for its dark shiny body with engraved silver patterns It was registered for Geographical Indication tag in December 2015. The pottery is made with locally available fine-textured clay.
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