Question

Explain the clay work of ancient Indian heritage.

Answer 1

Following were uses of clay in ancient Indian heritage :
i) The use of clay was so much in that period that the whole life of a person revolved around clay.
ii) almost everything was made of clay before the invention of metals.
iii) Potter’s wheel served as the key equipment for making things out of clay.
iv) Potters used to make toys, pots, pitchers, earthen lamps, clay stoves (chulhas), etc
v) Clay was also used in making utensils to store grains, milk, curd, and buttermilk. Most of the kitchen wares were made up of clay.
vi) Mixture of clay and cow-dung was also used to plaster the walls of the houses and making kubans (huts).
vii) Ancient India was quite well-known for producing utensils of unbaked and baked clay i.e. terracotta.