Molelos (Tondela)
A village in Tondela known for black pottery, whose production process entered the national intangible heritage inventory in 2025.
What we have checked
- Património Cultural, I.P. says it approved the entry of the production process of barro negro de Molelos in the national intangible heritage inventory by an order of 20 March 2025, and that today black pottery is made only in the parish of Molelos, by seven potters. Source
Reported, not yet confirmed
- Lusa reports that the oldest firing, the soenga, uses a circular pit dug in the ground as a kiln. We did not open the Diário da República record itself.
Read the essay: Black pottery, and the question of the colour →
What to look for
Heavy black cooking ware and burnished decorative pieces; the essay on black pottery sets out what the sources say about the colour.
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