Longpi Black Pottery Tea CupIn the quiet hills of Manipur's Ukhrul district lies Longpi village home to one of India's most ancient and extraordinary pottery traditions. For generations, the artisans of Longpi have shaped vessels from the earth itself, using a unique combination of ground black serpentinite stone and special brown clay found nowhere else on the planet. This is not mass produced ceramics. This is living heritage, held in your hands. Born from the Earth, Shaped by