Art Of Pottery in India

A presentation about the Art of pottery and it's evolution over the time.

1. Art of Pottery | मिट्टी के बर्तनों की कला

2. WHAT IS POTTERY? F irst synthetic material ever created by humans. Refers to objects made of clay fashioned into a desire shape, dried , and fired or baked. Image Source :ceramic-studio.net Image Source :grayline.com / SOURCE: The Science and Archaeology of Materials( Routledge , 2001)

3. HISTORY AND ORIGIN O ne of the most tangible and iconic elements of regional  art. Evidence   found in the early settlements of  Mehrgarh  from the Indus Valley Civilization. Image Source :Flicker.com, Author : McKay Savage Image Source :sindhishaan.com SOURCE: importantindia.com

4. 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. Image Source :By Ismoon (talk) 21:31, 21 February 2012 (UTC) (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons SOURCE: importantindia.com

5. Harrapan Sites Excavated E xcellent example of ancient glazed pottery .   Different shapes, with a perfect craftsmanship proves advance techniques known to the Indus Valley potter. S-shaped jars, cooking vessels, ovens, tandoors, painted earthen pots found at Banawali and Sirsa . SOURCE: importantindia.com Image Source :ancientartifax.com Image Source :sindhulogy.org

6. 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 the descendants of Lord Prajapati Daksha , son of Lord Brahma. Therefore, also known as Prajapati . Image Source : redbubble.com Image Source : sacred-texts.com SOURCE: r4rehmani.blogspot.in

7. Other territorial Groups of Hindu Kumhars are: Bagri or Marwari Banga r (u) a sub-caste, found in Kapurthala , originally immigrants from Bangar Desi Image Source : playrific.com Image Source : gettyimages.com Image Source : emirates247.com SOURCE: r4rehmani.blogspot.in

8. material for making earthen articles comes from the earth itself. the potter works on the wheel. a helper (usually his son or a relative) mixing clay. while a woman (his wife or a sister) makes intricate designs into the finished vessel. Image Source : alamy.com Image Source : playrific.com Image Source : By Pp391 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

9. Production clusters SOURCE: Homemade In india ,2007 JHAJJAR FARIDABAD

10. TOOLS Potter’s wheel Thappa Pindi Mogri Khuria SOURCE: Homemade In india ,2007

11. Evolution Image Source :http://startjournal.org/ Image Source :veniceclayartists.com

12. 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