In our villages, numerous potters and their families involved
in activities of making clay pots with very efficiently in traditional way. They are masters of their own profession. They shape and create their lives and
desires in clay. These potters are
practicing this craftsmanship through their generations. They involve in this pottery work for their living. The new generations of these potters
are not coming in this field as before.
The raw material used to make the pot is clay, which is mainly seen in the river banks and certain other places. To collect the clay is not easy. After procuring the clay, the potter cleans the clay thoroughly and grinds well. The clay then kneads into dough and makes the dough into balls or rolls. Now the clay is ready to make the pots.
The potter then rotates the potter's
wheel at a constant speed and place the ball of dough in the middle of the
wheel. The rotation of the wheel helps the dough to come up smoothly. By using that dough, the potter shapes it and creates
beautiful vessels from it according to the customer's desire. After obtaining the desired shape, the potter
removes it by a cut beneath the vessel by using a thread and takes it away from
the wheel very carefully, then place it under the shade. At that time, the bottom portion of the pot will
be partially open. The potter joins together
the bottom portion of the pot completely using by his special tool and after getting
the correct shape and finish, allow it to dry. The dried pot then put into the furnace and fire
it thoroughly. The fired pot allows to cool
in few hours. After cooling the pot will be hard and ready to
use.
