Art of Pottery | मिट्टी के बर्तनों की कला

WHAT IS POTTERY?
• First synthetic material ever created by humans.

• Refers to objects made of clay fashioned into a desire

shape, dried, and fired or baked.

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SOURCE: The Science and Archaeology of Materials(Routledge, 2001)

 HISTORY AND ORIGIN
• One of the most tangible and
iconic elements of regional art.

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• Evidence found in the early

settlements of Mehrgarh from
the Indus Valley Civilization.
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• India - neolithic age, with
coarse handmade pottery -
bowls, jars, vessels - in
various colors.

• Real beginning of Indian

pottery is with the Indus
Valley Civilization also
known as the harrapan
civilization.
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 Harrapan Sites Excavated
• Excellent example of ancient
glazed pottery.

• Different shapes, with a perfect

craftsmanship proves advance Image Source :ancientartifax.com

techniques known to the Indus

Valley potter.

• S-shaped jars, cooking vessels,

ovens, tandoors, painted earthen
pots found at Banawali and Sirsa. Image Source :sindhulogy.org

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 TRIBES : kUMHARS
• Found throughout India, but
mainly in the northern states of
India including Punjab, Himachal,
Western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana.

• In Hindu mythology, Kumhars are Image Source : redbubble.com

the descendants of Lord Prajapati

Daksha, son of Lord Brahma.
Therefore, also known as
Prajapati.

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 Other territorial Groups of Hindu Kumhars are:
• Bagri or Marwari
• Bangar(u) a sub-caste, found in Kapurthala, originally
immigrants from Bangar
• Desi

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• material for making earthen
articles comes from the earth
itself.
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• the potter works on the wheel.

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• a helper (usually his son or a

relative) mixing clay.
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• while a woman (his wife or a
sister) makes intricate designs
into the finished vessel.

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 Production clusters

JHAJJAR

FARIDABAD

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 TOOLS
i. Potter’s wheel

ii. Thappa

iii. Pindi

iv. Mogri

v. Khuria
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 Evolution

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 Product forms
• Surahi-pitcher
• Matka-water pot
• Rakab-shallow bowl
• Kadhawani-pot for boiling milk
• Jamawani-Pot for setting curds
• Grains storage pots
• Flower pots
• Golak-coin bank
• Diya-lamp
• Figures