Terracotta figurine
Pottery traditions among the Hira and Kumar potters of Barpeta district in Assam, India: A comparative study
archaeological pottery, art and craft, ethnography, open kiln firing, potters’ community, Terracotta figurine, wheel-thrown potteryBy: JAYANTA ROY, MANJIL HAZARIKA – The tradition of pottery-making in various communities was described by several British administrators and explorers in their writings. There are also sporadic references to these communities in the Census of India reports published in the last two centuries. Specific studies on the technology, types, artistic features, the community of…