This was a very special 'biennial' event at Tallarook PS. Peter was delighted to be there because on other occasions the Indian potters came on a day when he wasn't there. The potters come from a remote village in India, so much so that their English was very scant. They had an Australian potter as their guide. This meant that everybody had a rich cultural exchange especially through the doing and touching as opposed to speaking about it. The children learned to 'spin' their own little pots or bowls and the Australian potter promised to fire them all in her kiln and bring them back next term.
The wheels had to be manually spun all the time.
A 'fun' demonstration.
As well as teaching, the potters were selling miniature pots for $2 (500R) each.
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