Збан-дайнік / Jug-piggin (zban-dajnik)

Unknown author. Rakaŭ, Maladziečna Paviet, Viĺnia Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic. 1930s. Clay; throwing, modeling, incising, slip, painting, glazing, firing. Height – 25; opening diameter – 18; bottom diameter – 11. КП 16115. Was in use in the village of Šuĺniki, Astraviec District, Hrodna Region. Zban-dajnik is one of the varieties of jugs. These objects were made by craftsmen from Ivianiec and Rakau. Their main feature is a squat form with wide neck, and profiled spout. Zban is decorated with floral ornament made with slip. The pictures of conventional apple branches, leaves and flowers are considered as distinctive decoration for Rakau ceramics manufactured in 1930s. The whole internal and the upper exterior parts of jug are covered by glaze of green and yellow shades. This zban was found by museum staff members during the ethnographic expedition trip to Astraviec region in 2017. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab