Palestinian pottery

This article is about the living Palestinian craft. For broader regional traditions and history, see Levantine pottery. For ceramics analysis and pottery typology, see Levantine archaeology ยง Foci in Levantine archaeology.

Palestinian pottery refers to pottery produced in the region of Palestine throughout the ages. It forms part of the wider tradition of Levantine pottery, though it is also a distinctive, living handicraft still produced by Palestinians today. The history and practice of the living craft is the focus of this article.

There is a definite continuity in the development of this handicraft throughout the many different eras in the history of Palestine in terms of the materials and forms used. Pottery was produced by both men and women, the former primarily in workshops using a potter's wheel, the latter largely working at home to produce essential household goods.

The pottery traditions have suffered from the Nakba and the encroachment of modern life and mass produced household good and wares, which effectively ended the women's pottery tradition. The craft continues to be practiced by Palestinians in workshops on both sides of the Green Line and by artists seeking to preserve Palestinian culture in the diaspora.

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