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• CLAY: Natural rock or soil which is fine grained and contain silica , alumina , organic matter.

• Types : Earthenware , Stoneware, Porcelain.

• CLAYBODY : Consist of different materials like silica , clay , fluxes , grog.

• Types : Earthenware , Stoneware , Porcelain.

Traditional pottery• The clay used is terracota .• They mix wheat straws , cow dung , horse

dung , in it.• Plasticity is gained to clay which is needed.• Legs are used to mix clay.• A pond like recessed place is created in soil to

mix clay.• Religious related thing are made.• They have belief in things.• They make things on manual wheel.

• Yellow clay is applied on things made by them which on drying turns out red .

• Things like toys , utensils , kodh (consist of calf, cow , shepherd and shepherdess ) , gummat (residence of spirit ) , male , female idols , pots , etc

• Things are baked in open kiln.• Made by laying things on ash and placing hollow

pots , cow dung cakes , husk surrounding it.• By putting pre – burnt cow dung cakes on cakes

placed in kiln they lit kiln.• The kiln runs for 5 hrs .• On being baked the things turns out red .

• Products can also be painted.• Apply “GERU” on products which is

also a kind of clay.

Pottery• Mechanical wheels are also available for pottery.• The product to suitable size is made on it .• Then are tapped by putting it on ash .• They are tapped on outside as well as innerside.• Then are placed in moulds of ash to get them

shaped.• Then are placed in sun so that they get dry.• Position is to be regularly changed to prevent single

part from over drying.• Its then painted with “ GERU ” • Also designs by using white clay are created.

Bricks• It’s a rectangular unit composed of clay.• Its size is 9” x 4” x 3”.• The clay is mixed with husk and saw dust.• Then is laid in mould whose sides are

coated with sand in order to get brick easily unmoulded .

• The excess clay is removed.• Then it is baked in kiln• The indension made in brick is called FROG.

• The kiln has a temperature of 700 ⁰ C • The tunnel kiln is created in which bricks are laid.• From top coal is added and they use fevicol to

transfer heat .• The chimney is placed on tunnel.• Its position has to be kept on changing so that other

chambers also get fired.• The chamber has mud doors.• The kiln runs for 24 hrs.• Once the bricks get baked they are covered with

plastic.• On average one person makes 1000 bricks.• The manufacturing process runs 8 months in a year.

• Submitted by :

MEWADA ABHISHEK(1432)

Submitted to : KRUNAL ZAVERI JAGRUTIE DABHI