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History Of Clay

Chelsea Eastlake

Why is clay important?

Clay is important to animals, plants and humans because of the soil and minerals help plants grow. For humans it is a building material and used for creating pottery and various objects. And animals It's important for eating clay for medicinal purposes.

Where Did It Began? How was it used?

How do contemporary culture use clay?

  • Planting
  • Crops
  • Dinnerware/Pots
  • Ceramics
  • Making musical instruments
  • Bricks
  • Cement

Clay is known to be traced back to before 400 B.C. first used by the Native Americans.

The uses for clay is mainly used for pottery and ceramics, clay makes dinnerware, pots, cups/mugs and anything you can think of.

Antonella Cimatti - I like how her works look like it's all lace and elegant.

Merete Rasmussen - She is very modern and uses asymmetrical work because she likes a continuous surface.

Jenni Ward - She's very unique and different with her work and she focuses more on teenagers/youth.

3 cultures who use clay and how

  • Early French Cultures - Used for medical healing (ulcers, diseases and infected wounds)
  • Sumerian Culture - Used for huts and buildings
  • Southwestern Cultures - Used for making beautiful ceramics and pottery

Cites Used

Claytimes.com

Ceramicsnow.org

Native-languages.org

Infoplease.com

Aboutclay.com

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