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Wheel-thrown Terracotta Water Pot
Made by Arul VelanKalvoy, Madurai, Tamil Nadu₹875
5.0 · 1 reviewsA classic matka that keeps water naturally cool through evaporation. Lighter walls than traditional pots.
Availability: In stock
Quantity
- Materials
- River clay, Natural red slip
- Dimensions
- Approx. 8 litres
- Making time
- About 6 days
- Craft
- Wheel-thrown terracotta
- Origin
- Madurai, Tamil Nadu
THE STORY BEHIND THE CRAFT
Water that cools itself
The clay is dug, soaked, trodden underfoot and wedged by hand before it meets the wheel.
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Made by
Arul Velan
Terracotta pottery
Kalvoy, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
“Clay is honest. If you rush it, it cracks and tells everyone.”Visit profile
How this price is made
Estimate shared by the maker: material cost plus the value of their hours.
87%of the price covers the maker's materials and time (estimate)
- Materials
- ₹160
- Labour (5 hrs) × ₹120
- ₹600
- Listed price
- ₹875
An estimate from material cost, hours and margin — not an official market price.
Reviews(1)
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Priya (demo)
Water really does stay cool. Much lighter than my old pot.
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