Auld Lang Syne..

Long Long ago.. the story begins and thats how most of the stories were told when we were kids.   Most of the time the reason for telling the story was to understand the moral of the story. Long before language was written oral form of telling stories meant passing it from generation to generation and preserving the culture. Out here in Arizona, the Navajo tribes did the same. Storytelling is part of the oral tradition of indigenous peoples. Stories impart values, language, memories, ethics and philosophy, passing them to the next generation says a professor Laura Tohe. This story telling is transformed in the form of pottery, native pottery. It is now a collectible fetching huge sums of money depending on the complexity. 

If you pass through phoenix, you can find some at the airport collectible shops. I am sure ebay will also provide you ample of these figures. 

K is for Khurja Pottery

Khurja pottery is made in abundance in UP, India. A two hour drive from the capital, is well known for its inexpensive but tough tableware. Produced on a mass scale, fired at high temperatures, these pottery items retain their mud colour and are in great demand. I have seen some of those in the expo's around Mumbai. But if these mugs have lead content in them then they are not fit for consumption. 

Love the colors used here

Isn't the soup bowl adorable?

From The Hindu - Khurja potteryon display at CCIE. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan