POTTERY IS A TRADITIONAL ART FORM OF THE BARAK VALLEY IN ASSAM, INDIA: A STUDY

Abstract [English]

Assam and Northeast, and Barak Valley, are known for their potteries, which are versatile and integral to their lifestyles and economies. My study was mainly based on historical background of pottery making in Barak Valley, in which people of Assam are credited with creating distinctive pottery products with distinctive styles. With an analysis and comparative appraisal of pottery making in Barak valley, as done by local people, I intend to evaluate pottery making in those districts. Throughout the Barak Valley, pottery manufacturing has become an integral part of the local culture. If we date back to history, we discover that Pottery forms tremendous tradition from Vedic, Indus Valley Civilization and one of man's earliest inventions. People utilized it when the civilization began. It created by combining grass with grass and interlocking leaves with the minimal equipment. Some facts may be stated from the manners of the commencing age of human civilization. It is thought that the people before civilization living in the forest used to utilize a cane in different manners to meet their necessities.