Pottery in Majuli is probably the single most important heritage of all. Pots are made with hand from beaten clay and burnt in driftwood-fired kilns. Only the womenfolk in the village labour to shape the pots with hand. Finished pots are ferried up and down stream on country boats for barter trade. According to the archeologists this has to be a missing link between Mohenjodaro & Harappan civilization. Elsewhere in the world potter`s wheel reigns supreme; but Majuli still retains its link with the long dead past. Thus, Majuli is a living archeological museum in its own right.
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