Title : Stylised Kalash
Accession No : 53/23/76(1)
This is a stylised Kalash in the shape of banana bunch. It is decorated with leaf and floral motifs. Its entire part is shiny. The design has been done by carving.
Gallery
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Provenance
- StateUttar Pradesh
Condition
- ConditionAverage
- Action NoteSlightly Damaged
Contributor
- Community / TribeKumhar
Dimensions
- Measurement (CMS)52 x 28 (dia)
- Weight (GRMS)0.00
Significance
- Socio economicThe Hindu potters are called kumbhars or kumhars and belong to a community called Prajapati. The Muslim potters are called kasgars. Though experts at all throwing techniques they differ only in some of the products they make. An important difference however is in the finish. Hindus do not reuse a clay vessel, hence the Hindu potter does not labour over finish and ornamentation. In Muslim households, terracotta utensils are used till they give way and so the potter makes finer wares.
- ArtisticPotters are an important community of artisans in the villages of Uttar Pradesh catering to everyday needs of villagers— throwing water pots in summer, kulhars the year round, diyas or lamps for Diwali and sculpting clay deities and rough votive forms. Potters who live near towns and cities make decorative ware. The potters get their clay from nearby fields and village ponds. The men do the throwing and women help with all clay work except throwing, which is a taboo for them.
Description
- DescriptionThis is a stylised Kalash in the shape of banana bunch. It is decorated with leaf and floral motifs. Its entire part is shiny. The design has been done by carving.
- Inscription/Markings No
- Relation1 of 2
- Reference"Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007. Chattopadhaya, KaMaladevi. Handicrafts of India. New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Research, 1975."
- KeywordDesign, Terracotta, Shiny, Ceramic, Carving