Pottery

　　Tujia people in daily life is like pottery, and the Han nationality and many nationalities, pottery and Tujia culture are closely linked. From the area of the Tujia nationality has been excavated artifacts confirmed, early in the new stone age, the area of the ancient people made a grey pottery, pottery, black pottery, yellow pottery, painted pottery and other ancient pottery.

　　The pottery is rhombic lattice, transverse herringbone, net knot, nail marks, attached with heap pattern, string, Lanvin, striated, image, even painted ( red dot, hanging black color ) a variety of ornamentation. Ancient pottery and pottery remnants can clearly recognize these pottery pottery pot, pottery beans, pottery, ceramic pottery box, kettle, pottery, ceramics and pottery spinning wheel cover seat and so on, not only the form is varied, and the process is very exciting.

　　Ancient pottery, in Tujia nationality history stream passed down until today, with the Tujia minority customs are inextricably linked. In Tujia copycat, almost each and every family with pottery oil loading, with glutinous rice wine, wine with corn, Baba, bubble bubble mildewed tofu, reservoirs, put rice and seeds. Crockery Sheng hiding things not metamorphic, changeless flavour, save a long time etc.. Open the cupboard of Tujia nationality, will often find a double or triple tank tank, the middle 1.5 round ears have either two or three small together. If double tank, a loading salt a loading. If three cans, will have two tanks, a loaded edible vegetable oil ( tea oil, vegetable oil ) a loaded lard. A salt shaker on is a small bone used to scoop scoop, salt, and easy to use, and no corrosion.

　　From this kind of convenient use and elegant appearance of the ear can even the skills, can be seen of the Tujia minority crafts pottery is a unique study. Tujia people use and firing pottery and: cylinder, basin, bowl, menorah, incense burner, high foot altar wine, steamer, boil, vases, pots, cans, bottles and other apparatus for water tank. Pottery Pitcher bubble tea is also the Tujia people daily life habits.