Kambuchi: Pitcher and pitcher

Description

The Guaraní were potters. This technique is related to cultivation and sedentary life, that is, they were not nomads. According to mythology, the woman is born inside the pot and in parallel the corn and manioc or cassava appear. They produced containers of different sizes and burials were done in large clay urns. It was a feminine activity.

They used clay or ñai'u. In the early 1990s, it was learned through a testimony from a potter from Carapeguá that they did not work the clay when the south wind blew (a cold, dry wind that would crack the piece during firing) and they still cooked it with surrounding fire, Guarani wisdom, now in disuse. To form the container, the spiral technique is still used. The red paint or slip is obtained by decanting the red ferrous earth that is abundant throughout the territory of the Eastern Region of Paraguay and the white color is from kaolin.

The shapes and designs used by the Guaraní practically disappeared. Popular pottery satisfied the domestic demand for cooking containers, jugs, glasses, plates, pots, candlesticks, Santeria in general and other items to cover material and spiritual needs.

The kambuchi or pitcher. It was created during the colony as a container where water was stored for drinking in the houses, which also always keeps it fresh.

Cantarilla (Predecessor of thermoses for cold water). Clay container with a double spout used to transport drinking water during trips in cars, carts or to take them to the workplace and farms. This jug was used to drink terere (traditional fresh drink from Paraguay and Mercosur obtained by brewing water with yerba mate). Before the cantorilla, large hy'a or porongos tied with yvira rope were used.

Currently almost all pottery production is decorative. In recent years, the production of containers for cooking food has been encouraged. The producing communities are Areguá and Itá, Central Department; Tobatí, Department of Cordillera and Yaguarón, Department of Paraguarí. The objects can be purchased in these communities or ordered special objects, but they are also placed along the main routes to make it easier for buyers to acquire and at the same time place orders.

EnglishThe Kambuchi jar

The Guarani were potters. This technique is related to cultivation and sedentary life, i.e. they were not nomadic. According to mythology, the woman is born inside the pot and at the same time, corn and maniac appear. They produced vessels of different sizes and were buried in large clay urns. This was a female activity. They used clay or ñai'u. At the beginning of the 1990s, a potter from Carapeguá testified that they did not work the clay when the south wind was blowing (cold and dry wind, which would crack the piece during firing) and that they still fired it with a surrounding fire, Guarani wisdom, which is no longer in use today.

The spiral technique is still used to form the vessel. The red paint or slip is obtained by decantation of the red-colored ferrous earth that is abundant throughout the Eastern Region of Paraguay, and the white color comes from kaolin. The shapes and designs used by the Guarani have practically disappeared. The popular pottery satisfied the domestic demand for cooking vessels, jars, glasses, plates, pots, candlesticks, Santeria in general and other utensils to cover material and spiritual needs.

The kambuchi or jar. It was created during the colonial period as a container where water was kept for drinking in the houses, which also always kept it fresh.

Cantarilla (predecessor of the thermos for cold water). An earthenware container with a double nozzle used to carry drinking water during journeys in carts and carts or to take it to the workplace and farms. This cantorilla was used to drink terere (a traditional Paraguayan and Mercosur fresh drink obtained by adding water to yerba mate). Before the cantorilla, large hy'a or porongos tied with yvira rope were used. Nowadays almost all pottery production is decorative. In recent years, the production of cooking vessels has been encouraged. The producing communities are Areguá and Itá, Central Department; Tobatí, Cordillera Department and Yaguarón, Paraguarí Department.

The objects can be bought in these communities or special objects can be ordered, but they are also placed at the edge of the main roads to make it easier for buyers to purchase and at the same time to place orders.