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The art of creating clay pottery is as recent as human civilization. This old tradition of creating clay pottery still exists in our societies and still possesses sturdy socio-cultural values in our sustenance. Despite of all influences of modernization and development, the potters of national capital depression still realize their sustenance on their potter's wheels.
Thimi, tiny Newar settlement in Bhaktapur District of national capital depression is thought for his or her clay art for hundreds of years. Kumale, Hindu deity and Awale area unit a number of the Newar castes belong to the pottery profession. In Thimi, principally Prajapaties area unit concerned in creating pottery. The art of creating pottery is two-handed down from generation to generation as their family tradition and profession.
Despite the menage use of the pottery, it's a big intending to the cultural and ritual affairs. From the birth ceremony to the death of individuals, clay pots area unit required. On the forth day of the birth of a baby, "Makal" a fireplace, "Pala" or "Palcha", atiny low bowl form clay pot to light-weight the lamp created with cotton thread is employed. On the death of an individual, "Bhajan" additionally referred to as "Handi" in Nepali, "Bhega", pot for curd, "Kalash" and "Ampacha", pots for holly water area unit used. each ritual wants totally different pottery for various functions. With out these clay pots, the Newar culture isn't complete. curiously, for several ritual and non secular functions, the clay pots area unit painted by the "Chitrakars" the painters of Newar society and worshiped in rituals, while not that no ritual is complete.
The most common ancient clay merchandise area unit "Tepa", massive instrumentality for water or food storage, "Atha", textile laundry tub, "Gha", huge jar for water, "Gamala", flower planting pot, "Bhega", curd creating bowl, "Kalash", pots of various shapes and sizes for ritual and non secular functions. "Koncha", container, "Aga", {a massive|an outsized|an oversized} thick body water tank with large open mouth, "Palcha", "Salin" tiny skinny bowl for wine drinking etc.
Ceramic and glazing aren't the a part of ancient clay art of Asian nation. it had been not been in use til the Ceramic Promotion Project started in Bhaktapur. tho' they use natural color coat to provide swish red end in their merchandise. Most of the clay craft is in terracotta in red color.
The Prajapaties, historically collect the clay within the half June and hold on within their yard or in the ground floor of their homes. The clay is mixed with rice husk, sand and alternative and build huge lots. They type pottery on the wood wheel made from wood disc, that is revolved upon a wood shaft fastened within the ground. But, for giant pots like "Tepa", "Aga", they merely build [*fr1], and that they build it by beating with a wood hammer. when dried in shade, they coat red color and that they build a pile and with straw, ash and wood dirt and alternative material, they fireplace the pots, typically in open place close to by their homes.
