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  • Longpi square dinner plate shown with food plated on the metallic black serpentinite stone surface
  • Patra serving bowl in Longpi black pottery showing woven handle detail and metallic black serpentinite stone finish
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Patra Serving Bowl

$22.00
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A small serving bowl with a woven handle detail, made from a mix of 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 and the firing process, not from glaze. The surface has the subtle shimmer that's unique to this tradition. At 6.75 inches long, it's sized for chutneys, dips, small sides, or anything you want to serve in something that feels like a small piece of the earth.

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 shaped entirely by hand using a paste of powdered serpentinite stone ("leshonlung" in the local language) mixed with brown clay collected during the dry months. The exact proportions are knowledge passed down through generations of Tangkhul artisans and not written anywhere.

6.75 × 3.5 × 1.25 in (approx. 17 × 9 × 3 cm) · Serpentinite stone and clay · Hand-molded without a potter's wheel · Handcrafted in Longpi Khullen, Manipur, India

Dimensions

6.75 × 3.5 × 1.25 in (approx. 17 × 9 × 3 cm)

Origin

India

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. The exact proportions of stone to clay vary by the object being made and are knowledge passed down through generations of Tangkhul artisans. 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.

Care Instructions

Hand wash recommended with warm water and mild soap. Dry thoroughly after washing. The surface is porous — do not soak for extended periods. Dishwasher safe

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Preserve Traditional Craftsmanship and Generational Artistry

Made from locally sourced serpentinite stone and brown clay using no electricity, no machinery, and no synthetic materials. Every piece is hand-molded without a potter's wheel using methods unchanged for thousands of years. Your purchase supports Tangkhul artisans in Longpi Khullen village preserving one of the oldest continuous pottery traditions on earth.

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