Artisanal: India:  Handcrafted Longpi tea cup

Artisanal: India: Handcrafted Longpi tea cup

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content: 1 tea cup

 

Longpi pottery is a traditional craft in a contemporary form. Longpi (Nungbi) is a tiny village in Manipur, a state in North-East India that is known for its blackstone pottery and the art of making crockery and cookware. 

This earthenware is handcrafted by the Tangkhul tribe who resides in this village. This tea  has an earthy aesthetic and is uniquely handmade and moulded without using a potter's wheel with natural elements like earthenware clay, serpentine rocks and weathered rocks. The artisan cuts, carves and moulds the clay and black serpentine rock together using hand-held tools before introducing the piece to high temperatures.

The essential technique of this art is said to be handed down from the Neolithic period

 

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Material description- Clay

Care description- Hand wash with soft materials like a sponge or a cloth

Material- Clay

Production method- Pottery

Style type- tea cup

Length- 4 inch

Breadth-2.5 inch-

Height-3 inch

Weight- 570 grams

Values

Sustainable, Artisanal

 

Pack contents

1 tea cup