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THE POTENTIALITY IN TRADITIONAL POTTERY IN INDIA
Posted Date: 21 Jan 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: General
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Posted By: SajithkumarS Member Level: Diamond
Rating:  Points: 5
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Pottery is one of major village industries. Potters would typically adopt a
fiew dozen families in the villages. They would then cater to all the pottery
wares needs of the adopted families including special pots, toys, dolls for
festivals and ceremonies etc. In return the benefited families would supply
the potters with clay and fuel, food grains and other requirements. The
potters thus led a decent and contented life.
Red Clay and Its Products :
Red clay is the raw material used by traditional potters. I renews itself
every 10-15 years through a natural process. This clay is buff brown in
colour and does not take attractive colours. The products are fragile and
difficult to clean after use. It cannot usually be made nonporous since it
does not withstand high temperatures. However it is possible to produce
better pottery by purifying the red clay, adding certain minerals to give
strong and durable glaze and colour. The other raw materials used in ceramic
ware is china clay which can give attractive products. This raw material is
not available in abundance in India. Besides it requires very high firing
temperature (1500 degrees C). The various products of glazed and unglazed
ceramic ware that can be made by traditional potters using red clay are 1)
Roof and floor tile, 2) Sanitary ware, 3) Ceramic pipes, 4) Strong bins and
pots, 5) Handicrafts and toys, 6) Unfired and fired bricks, 7) Certain
products using modern materials.
Effect of Industrialisation :
Industrialisation of the last few decades saw rapid development of items made
from aluminium, plastics, stainless steel, glass and china clay. Due to
competition from these cheap non-local products local markets for traditional
pottery items fell drastically.
Action plan for potters :
There are 1.2 million potters spread through out India today. This population
was about 5.4 million in 1950. These people posses exquisite skills to
produce valuable products needed for modern living. We also have large red
clay resources. Can we devise a scheme by which we can marry thee two
resources to meet the needs of today? A small scale ceramic factory typically
requires an investment of Rs.1.0 crore and can employ 50 potters. This
capital intensive scheme may not be feasible. The only way is to deploy these
resources towards production of mass consumption items of potters. In order
to realize this production we need suitable arrangements such as :
1. Assured supply of appropriate raw materials and an organization under
control of potters to deliver the materials and services to artisans.
2. Discourage through vigorous publicity use of non local, non renewable and
non biodegradable materials.
3. Create an organization under control of potters to market traditional wares
and to campaign against unfair competition from non local substitutes and
alternatives.
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