Introduction

      

The ceramics made by the Amis were mostly connected to daily life needs and were practical in nature. The different ceramic items-- the cooking pot, ceramic urn, ceramic pot, ceramic bowl, wine ceremonial wine pot, spindle, weights for fishing and cermics figures etc were different in form and had different names. 　　Amis women of all ages engagd in ceramic making, first kneading the clay and then beating the blank into shape. Ceramics making tools included the clapper, the support, cobblstone support stone (used with the clapper, lighting hitting the worked piece with the support inside to form the desired shape) and the knife for cutting and trimming the piece. 　　The ceramic cooking pots tatolonan was made by joining two koreng pots to make a bitter gourd shaped object. One koreng was placed atop another and holes made in the seperating clay layer. They had two handles.