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Piroćanski pečalbari u Vrginmostu
Migrant Potters in Vrginmost, Croatia

Author(s): Libuše Kašpar
Subject(s): Customs / Folklore, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Migration Studies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Hrvatsko etnološko društvo
Keywords: migrant potters; Vrginmost; pottery; making technique; cultural anthropology; folklore;

Summary/Abstract: The author informs about potters from Pirot (eastern Serbia) who live and work in Vrginmost near Karlovac (Croatia) eight months in a year. They make special type of pottery, with names and designs characteristic of the Pirot area. For this reason, when sold on the Karlovac market, their pottery can be easily distinguished from local forms, made in the village of Rastoki near Karlovac. The author gives a brief account of the pottery — making technique of these migrant craftsmen and lists places where they sell their products.

  • Issue Year: 1979
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 89-92
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Croatian