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Այսպէս, իւրաքանչիւր տուն իր գաւիթին արտաքին դրան մօտ՝ փողոցին վրայ, շրջանակաձեւ աթարներ կը շարէ եւ այս կոյտին գագաթին կը զետեղեն նախ թրծուելիք կարասները, անոնց վրայ՝ կոտերը, բղուղները, կուժերն ու սափորները, իսկ ամէնէն վերջն ալ խուփերը (կափարիչները)։
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The first stage, the preparation of clay like this, is a generally a village man’s work. But the second stage, the actual potting is, in the Palu villages, generally reserved for woman. [6] Everything made from this clay is first dried in the sun, and is then baked at the beginning of November. This is done in a very simple way. Every house makes a pile with round pieces of dried dung in the courtyard, near its door to the street. The vessels to be baked are placed on top of the pile. First the casks, then, on top of them the small cylindrical vessels, ewers, pitchers, vases, churns, pots, deep, wide-rimmed dishes and, finally, the cups, jugs and covers (lids). All these must all be covered in their turn with thick, flat dung bricks and lots of dried linseed, wheat, and sesame stems. The fire is then lit and the baking begins. Every time the fire begins to die down, more dried stems as described above have to be added. This process lasts from early morning until the evening. Then they stop stoking the fire and leave it until the following morning, when they bring the baked vessels etc out from the ashes. [7]
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