Question

Explain clay work of ancient Indian heritage

Answer 1

Answer:

The production of clay vessels in India is an ancient craft. ... History of clay crafts in India says that around 3,000BC, wandering tribes settled on this fertile river land which became the Harappa civilisation and left behind indications of a highly developed culture including pottery making.

Answer 2

Answer:

• There has been a close relation between men any clay sice ancient time.
• The use of a clay was so much in that period that the whole life of person revolved around the clay .
• Since ,metal was not invented almost everything was made of clay .
• Pottery wheel served as the key equipment for making things out of clay.
• Pottery used to make toys, pots, pitchers, earthen lamps ,clay stoves(chulha )etc.
• Clay was also used in making of utensils to store grains ,milk ,ghee ,curd and buttermilk .
• Most of the kitchen wares where made up of clay.
• Mixture of clay and cow dung was also used to plaster the walls of house and making kubas (huts).
• Evidence of red colour clay utensils in ancient period has been found in lothal, mohenjo Daro and Harappa .
• We can also see a use of clay items like pots for storing water and garba which is used in Navratri .
• Ancient India was quite well known for producing utensils of unbaked and baked clay i.e, Terracotta.
• Evidences of ancient handmade Terracotta utensils were found at nagarjunakaunda in South India and laghnaj in Mehsana district .
• Thus,India's clay work is extremely ancient India till date practiced widely.

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