Water pots

These water pots are seen throughout India. The question of how they are made was answered when we visited this family near Jodphur.

First the neck and a body is shaped on this manual pottery wheel. The skilled potter is demonstrating  for us and made several small pots while the heavy stone keep rotating quickly. I had never seen this type of very basis wheel before ad was amazed by the practised skill needed to get everything just right!

For the water pots, the next step is to beat the base with a wooden paddle into a round shape. The clay is soft and paper thin when finished. Left to dry in bases from broken water pots,  they are then fired.

Some of the other quirky things they make.