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Black Pottery / Final pot removed from the kiln. Source: INTACH
Black Pottery / Final pot removed from the kiln. Source: INTACH

Black Pottery | The small town of Nizamabad is located 25km far from the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh where about only 500 artisans and potters practice this art. Originally, the town is quite old dating back to the time of the Mughals. The town was called Hanumantgarh that was renamed by the invaders as Nizamabad. The feudal rulers had called artisans to reside in this town to make pots, vases somehow influenced by the Persian style. Slowly the talented artisans found out the technique of adding black tint through ash and smoke giving the rise to the famous black pottery hailing from Uttar Pradesh.

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Black Pottery of Nizamabad-Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh

Black Pottery / Final pot removed from the kiln. Source: INTACH
Final pots removed from the kiln. Source: INTACH
Cow dung is used for smoke firing in the kiln along with ash and goat's faces to add black colour. Source: INTACH
Clay is refined to remove small stones. Source: INTACH
A villager of Nizamabad of Azamgarh District shows the handmade pottery crafts at the Festival of Rural Art and Craft of Azamgarh in New Delhi, capital of India.

Black Pottery of Nizamabad-Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Black pottery is one among many handicrafts of India that is under vulnerability of extinction. 
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