Utility vessels

thumb|300x300px|Hand building a jar Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. The place where a potter makes such wares is also called a pottery (plural potteries). The definition of pottery, used by the ASTM International, is "all fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed, except technical, structural, and refractory products". End applications include tableware, decorative ware, sanitary ware, and in technology and industry such as electrica

thumb|right|On the left side are live fowl baskets. Directly to the right are flat baskets used for selling shrimp and small fish in Haikou City, [[Hainan Province, People's Republic of China.]]A basket is a container that is traditionally constructed from stiff fibers, and can be made from a range of materials, including wood splints, runners, and cane. While most baskets are made from plant materials, other materials such as horsehair, baleen, or metal wire can be used. Baskets are generally woven by hand. Some baskets are fitted with a lid, while others are left open on top.

thumb|Chinese bowl with decoration of the "Three Friends"; 1426–1435 CE; porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 30.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art (U.S.)

thumb|Traditional oak barrels made by Chilean cooperage Tonelería Nacional 250px|thumbnail|right|Mackmyra Whisky|Mackmyra barrels at [[Häckeberga Castle]] thumb|Modern stainless steel casks and kegs outside the Tynemill|Castle Rock [[microbrewery in Nottingham, England]] thumb|Wooden wine barrel at an exhibition in Croatia

thumb|Silver amphora-rhyton with zoomorphic handles, , Vassil Bojkov Collection ([[Sofia, Bulgaria)]]

alt=Yeast extract in a jar.|thumb|A jar of yeast extract. thumb|Candy jar, by Christian Dorflinger, 1869–1880, glass, diameter: 12.1 cm, [[Cleveland Museum of Art (USA)]] thumb|Hexagonal jar decorated with flowers and birds, late 17th century, porcelain with overglaze enamels, height: 31.1 cm, diameter: 19.1 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)

thumb|right|Large plastic bottles for a water dispenser thumb|upright|A glass carboy acting as a fermentation vessel for beer. It is fitted with a fermentation lock. upright|thumb|A Bulgarian demijohn (damadzhana)

weaving of pliable materials to make three-dimensional artifacts

thumb|Skin bottle made of goat leather thumb|A leather waterskin from the Judean desert, dating back to 132–135 CE. thumb|upright|Depiction of a waterskin bearer in Persepolis A waterskin is a receptacle used to hold water. Normally made of a sheep or goat skin, it retains water naturally and therefore was very useful in desert crossings until the invention of the canteen, though waterskins are still used in some parts of the world. Though it may have been used over 5,000 years ago by tribal peoples, the first pictures of it are from ancient Assyrians, who used the bladders as floats in 3000 B

thumb|right|Traditional jebena from central Ethiopia, distinguished from Sudanese , northern Ethiopian and southern Eritrean pots by its spout Jebena (, ) is a traditional Ethiopian and Eritrean flask made of pottery and used to brew coffee. It is also popular in some parts of Egypt.

thumb|Statue of a satyr including a torch and a wineskin from 3rd–2nd century B.C thumb|Tang Sancai|tricolor figurine of a [[Sogdian wine merchant holding a wineskin. During the Tang dynasty (618–907), China started to import grape wine from Central Asia.]] A wineskin is an ancient type of bottle made of leathered animal skin, usually from goats or sheep, used to store or transport wine.

process of cooking food in a pot made of unglazed pottery

thumb|150px|An ordinary kumgan Kumgan is a jug for water with a spout, handle, and lid, made of brass, silver, or clay. The name is used in Central Asia and originates from Turkic quman. Also known under the Persian name aftabeh (), historically they were used in Asia primarily for washing oneself and hands, following the tradition of performing natural needs in the Islamic East. When they arrived to Russia from central Asia in 16th–17th centuries, their purpose changed and they had become a vessel for drinking and they started being made of less noble metals.

traditional Spanish liquid receptacle

An olla is a ceramic jar, often unglazed, used for cooking stews or soups, for the storage of water or dry foods, or for other purposes like the irrigation of olive trees. Ollas have short wide necks and wider bellies, resembling beanpots or South Asian matki.