Craftsmanship of Horezu ceramics

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2012
URL: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/...
Description: Horezu ceramics are a unique traditional craft, handmade in Vâlcea County, Romania. The potters select and extract the earth, which is then cleaned, cut, watered, kneaded, trampled and mixed -- transforming it into a clay body from which they produce a red pottery. Each object is shaped with a special finger technique, decorated with traditional motifs in vivid shades, and then fired. The potters rely on traditional tools: mixers, potter's wheels, combs, tools for decoration and wood-burning stoves.
Country(ies): Romania
© Centre National pour la Préservation et Promotion de la Culture Traditionnelle (CNCPCT)/Ministère de la Culture et du Patrimoine National, 2012
Duration: 00:09:29 - Support: DVD (0061000014)