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Kabyle pottery was traditionally made for domestic purposes such as preparing and serving food, storing water and providing light, and for ritual occasions such as births and weddings. Today its purpose is largely decorative and other materials such as plastic, metal and china are used to serve its original practical functions.\r\n\r\nThis teapot-shaped pouring vessel was purchased by the V&A in 1868 as part of a group of 51 Kabyle items. Its construction and design are typical. The clay was shaped by hand using the thumb and coiling methods. Before firing, the pot was decorated with kaolin, coloured oxides and slips (liquid clay), usually in blocks of red and white overlaid by geometric designs applied in black. Pots not intended for use in cooking, like this one, also had a resin applied to give a glazed surface. This gives a yellow colour and ensures that the pot is watertight.","physicalDescription":"Teapot-shaped earthenware vessel decorated in blocks of red and white, the white overlaid by geometric designs applied in black. 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Various domestic objects belonging to the Kabyle Arabs. Painted earthenware. Modern North African. Bought, 30l\r\n[Added by hand in pen] 6 at Burslem Museum\r\n1 each at:- 18\r\nMansfield, Nottingham, Penzance, Sleaford, Stoke, Torquay, Putney, Rotherham, Selby, Shipley, Stourbridge, Huddersfield, Ipswich, Kendal, Lowestoft, Canterbury, Coventry, Glasgow.\r\n13 at Edinburgh.\r\n5 in Lockers, Rm. 133: 31/34, 28\r\n8 in Crypt\r\n1 in Case 10 B.G.M 31/15\r\n[Added by hand in pen at top of page] 31/3, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 26, 32, 35, 39, 41, 43. Transferred permanently to the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh 21/2771 & 4613.\r\n\r\n[Pasted in labels]\r\nWater-pot, earthenware, with unfired decoration. ALGERIAN (made by the Kabyle Arabs); 19th century. 31/28-1868.\r\nVase, earthenware, with unfired decoration. 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