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Five lines about potter wheel

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• The potter's wheel is a machine used in the shaping of round ceramic wares. Occasionally, it is also known as a "potter's lathe," however this is actually a different mechanism used for a shaping process—or turning—which is similar to shaping metal and wood pieces.

• The potter's wheel may also be used during the process of trimming excess clay from dried wares and for applying incised decoration or rings of color.

• Pottery, the art of making pots out of burnt clay, is an ancient art. Pieces of pottery are inevitable parts of an archeological dig all over the world. The oldest evidence of pottery dates back to 10,000 BC in Japan.

• The concept of clay made vessels sprung up when the society shifted from nomadic to agrarian. Society was in need of stable but heavier containers, leading to the art of pottery.

• Mud Ganesha idols are made during Ganesh Chaturthi, and hundreds of earthen lamps are made before Deepavali. New mud pots are used to cook the Pongal every year during the Pongal festival. All these relate to Mother Earth and even in this modern age, we need to respect the craft traditions of the potters and introduce them into our homes not only for beauty, but for utility as well.