The key factors affecting design and structural technology for the efficiency of clay cooking pots - special reference to culinary item "Hettiya"

Abstract

Water, fire, air, earth and space are the basic natural elements in the planet. The processes of clqy n/are manufacturing can be described as a result of the above mentioned elements. At the beginning clqy tuas used as a material to createfigures and sculptures rather than manufacturing objects. Sri Lanka is famous for the pottery industry from beginning of the civilization and it has a great history. GraduallY it u/as developed as a cottage level indtlStry. It can be identified as a knOilliedge transferring mift from generation to generation. Honeoer, with the passage of time clqy culinary items became less popular. It has been found that thry have not been paid proper attention and concern about the design. It is not updated to cater the present social context. The main objective of this research is to explore kry factors to uplift the culinary product in Sri Lanka. It has been inspired to conduct this research; otherwise it I1lz/1 become a cfying traditional craft in Sri Lanka.