| Making pots was the earliest vocation of Indians. | | | | of the pottery and the impressions made on it |
| Many civilizations are named after the type of | | | | reflects the view and disposition of the society of |
| pottery found. They were made in various colors | | | | the time. Shape and color of a piece of pottery |
| and material. The primary colors used were red, | | | | gives a visual message. This art is most sensual |
| black, ochre and white. Similarly the designs used | | | | and elegant of all arts. In has to be handled very |
| were also different and significant. On the basis of | | | | carefully to make it long lasting. |
| clay found in the region of manufacturing they | | | | The glory and chic of the Indian pottery is not |
| had their own variations. | | | | diminished at all even today. Different regions of |
| Pottery was first made by man for utilitarian | | | | India boast of making different but yet unique |
| purpose but in later course when savage mankind | | | | pieces of pottery. The same flower pot can be |
| transformed into civilized one, this became one of | | | | found in an amazing variety of shapes, sizes and |
| the most sought after vocation. Invention of | | | | designs depending upon the place of its creation. |
| potter's wheel was a revolutionary development | | | | The diverse nature if Indian handicrafts can be |
| which provided the much needed boost to | | | | evidently seen in its pottery traditions. Every |
| pottery making. | | | | Indian state is special in its own traditions of |
| When the utilitarian purpose of pottery was fully | | | | pottery be it Bengal and terra cotta, Rajasthan |
| explored, the artistic creativity deviated towards | | | | and blue pottery, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and |
| the decorative aspect. Pottery has been used as | | | | other Indian states and their traditions. |
| decorative item for a very long time. The design | | | | |