Longpi Square Dinner Plate — Black Pottery

Name: Longpi Square Dinner Plate — Black Pottery
Brand: WILLAGE
SKU: WLG-PLATE-LONGPI-SQUARE-001
Price: 28.0 USD
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A square dinner plate made from a paste of powdered serpentinite stone and brown clay — the material combination that defines Longpi pottery. The finish is a deep metallic black that comes from the stone itself, not from glaze, with a subtle shimmer that catches light. At nearly 10 inches across and roughly an inch tall, it's a proper dinner plate — use it for full meals, or as a charger under smaller pieces.

Longpi pottery is made by the Tangkhul tribe in the village of Longpi Khullen in the hills of Manipur, northeast India — a tradition dating back to the Neolithic period, roughly 10,000 BC. There is no potter's wheel. Every piece is hand-molded from a paste of serpentinite stone ("leshonlung" in the local language) mixed with brown clay collected during the dry months. Unlike most unglazed pottery, Longpi is fully dishwasher safe — the stone content makes it remarkably durable.

9.84 × 9.84 × 0.98 in (approx. 25 × 25 × 2.5 cm) · Serpentinite stone and clay · Hand-molded without a potter's wheel · Dishwasher safe · Handcrafted in Longpi Khullen, Manipur, India

Dimensions

9.84 × 9.84 × 0.98 in (approx. 25 × 25 × 2.5 cm)

Dimensions

9.84 × 9.84 × 0.98 in (approx. 25 × 25 × 2.5 cm)

Origin

India

Origin

India

MATERIALS

Serpentinite Stone ("Leshonlung") and Brown Clay

MATERIALS

Serpentinite Stone ("Leshonlung") and Brown Clay

STORY

Longpi pottery is made by the Tangkhul tribe in the village of Longpi Khullen in the hills of Manipur, northeast India. The tradition dates back to the Neolithic period, roughly 10,000 BC, and has been practiced without a potter's wheel the entire time. Every piece is hand-molded using a paste of powdered serpentinite stone — called "leshonlung" in the local language — mixed with brown clay collected during the dry months. The stone gives Longpi its distinctive metallic black finish, which comes from the material itself and the firing process, not from glaze. Unlike most unglazed pottery, Longpi is fully dishwasher safe — the stone content makes it unusually durable. The exact proportions of stone to clay are knowledge passed down through generations of Tangkhul artisans and aren't written down anywhere. WILLAGE carries this collection because Longpi is exactly what we exist to elevate — indigenous craft with a direct, unbroken line to the people who make it.

STORY

Longpi pottery is made by the Tangkhul tribe in the village of Longpi Khullen in the hills of Manipur, northeast India. The tradition dates back to the Neolithic period, roughly 10,000 BC, and has been practiced without a potter's wheel the entire time. Every piece is hand-molded using a paste of powdered serpentinite stone — called "leshonlung" in the local language — mixed with brown clay collected during the dry months. The stone gives Longpi its distinctive metallic black finish, which comes from the material itself and the firing process, not from glaze. Unlike most unglazed pottery, Longpi is fully dishwasher safe — the stone content makes it unusually durable. The exact proportions of stone to clay are knowledge passed down through generations of Tangkhul artisans and aren't written down anywhere. WILLAGE carries this collection because Longpi is exactly what we exist to elevate — indigenous craft with a direct, unbroken line to the people who make it.