| Cultural expression is important to many people | | | | the artistic designs found on the pottery of two |
| around the world. Nothing reflects historical culture | | | | or more similar cultures. |
| quite like pottery does. There are a number of | | | | If you want to create a special cultural theme |
| difference cultures that have their own antique | | | | within your home, you can start with pottery. |
| pottery colors, style, and design. Many cultures | | | | You may have paintings, furniture, lamps, and |
| also have their own special method of creating | | | | other things that reflect the style of the particular |
| pottery. The gathering of the clay, the potter's | | | | culture that you are trying to portray. Pottery is |
| wheel, the shaping and the designing of the | | | | excellent for not only reflecting the style of a |
| pottery can vary from culture to culture. You can | | | | particular culture, but it can also create the mood |
| theme your home with remnants of your culture, | | | | of the past. Antique pottery is the best kind to |
| or of a culture that you happen to admire. | | | | use if you want to create a certain "old" mood in |
| African, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, American, | | | | your home. |
| Japanese and Chinese cultures all have special | | | | The nice thing about pottery is that you may be |
| pieces of pottery. Sometimes it takes a true | | | | able to keep it outside. You can give your back |
| expert to determine which culture and which era | | | | yard, or your front yard, a particular cultural feel |
| a certain piece of pottery comes from. Almost | | | | by adding pottery that is specific to a nationality |
| every one of these cultures has a pottered piece | | | | or ethnicity. |
| that is used for a potted plant or is a vase. It is | | | | One of the ways to express your cultural identity |
| the texture of the pottery itself, as well as the | | | | or your love for a particular culture is to decorate. |
| designs that make each piece unique. | | | | You might not want to have a room decorated |
| Archaeologists can sometimes tell the actual age | | | | permanently with this theme. You can choose to |
| of a particular piece of pottery. They may also be | | | | do this for certain holidays, and then store the |
| able to speculate about what the pottery was | | | | pottery and other items away until next year. It |
| used for back in the time that it was created. | | | | is truly up to you. Whatever you do, enjoy it, and |
| They study the tends in the designs of many | | | | preserve your pottery and other antique cultural |
| different cultures, and can differentiate between | | | | items well. |