Terracotta

Terracotta

Bhaktapur is center of terracotta products. The two pottery squares are widely popular where they are produced. Potters, who are kumah by cast, are popular to shape the clay in various forms. First lumps of clay are shaped on wheels. Then they are dried under the sun for two to three days. Next they are fired in chimneys for three full days. Potter are ever busy making small to large pots, statues of animals, birds toys and soon.

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