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on the wheel and the wheel turned
round. A little water is added
throughout to keep the clay flexible

and to prevent it from cracking.

The clay piece is allowed to dry in air
till it is hard and dry. The piece is

little and handled with care. After
drying, the pot is baked in a kiln to

make it strong.
Uses of pottery

A musical instrument called
In villages, milk is boiled in clay pots, Ghatam is a specially made clay
curd is set in earthen pots, plants are
pot.
grown in clay pots and Kheer and
Kulfi is cooked in earthen pots to

give them a particular taste.

Surahi and matka (earthen pots) are used to store water in summers.

In villages, ‘Hukka’ (made of clay) is used by the people to smoke tobacco.

There are four steps needed to make

any kind of pottery:

g Making the clay ready. * Why is the pot dried?
* Give two uses of clay pots in
g Shaping the clay.
villages and two in cities.
g Decorating the pot or vessel. * Which clay item is used on

g Burning the vessel. Diwali?

These days modern pottery factories have been set up for making clay
pots.

Types of Pots

g A Coiled Pot : Coils are made and formed into rings, these rings are
placed one on top of the other to form a pot.

g A Pinch Pot : Clay is taken and pinched between the thumb and
fingers to form the shape.

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