| Item Call Number |
AC01051 |
| Status |
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| Barcode |
AC01051 |
| Photo Id |
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| Photographer |
- Photographer - Ayala Museum Research Team
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| Title |
- Title - Pottery-making: Mixing clay and river sand
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| Notes |
- Notes - Although the Philippines has a tradition for pottery-making which dates back to the beginning of the Christian era, its growth was hampered by the influx of better looking ceramic and porcelain wares from China. Hence, Filipinos have not gone beyonf the primitive method in the production of earthen wares for local consumption. In Albuquerque, Bohol, this is the main industry.
Alluvial clay-plastic when wet, water retentive and coherent when dry- is dug from the shores and mixed with river sand to reduce its high plasticity. Water is added by the potter who is costumarily a woman. Phot shows Alicia Bustos below the flooring of her nipa hut. Using the primitive technique of hand molding, she initiall kneads the soft clay mixture into a ball and enlarges it gradually y adding more clay until the desired shape and size is reached.
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| Collection |
- Collection - Filipinas Heritage Library
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| Image Type |
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| Date |
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| Subject |
- Subject - Pottery and porcelain
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| Place |
- Place - Alburquerque, Bohol
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| Keywords |
- Keyword - 1970
- Keyword - alburquerque
- Keyword - alicia bustos
- Keyword - bohol
- Keyword - children
- Keyword - visayas
- Keyword - women
- Keyword - work
- Keyword - pottery making
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