Latgalian pottery (, ) or Latgalian ceramics (Latgolys keramika, Latgales keramika), also known as SilajÃÂÃ Âi ceramics is the best-known subset of Latvian pottery. The region of Latgale historically has been the most prolific producer of wares. Latgalian ceramics rose to the popularity in the Soviet period, when art historian JÃÂnis PujÃÂts wrote books about the best Latgalian ceramicists and organized several exhibitions to showcase their works.
Most of the types of wares of Latgalian ceramics were used in the local households for everyday use. Examples include vuoraunëks (a pot for cooking), madaunëks (a pot for honey storage), sloinëks (a pot for storing fruit preserves), stuodià Âs (a pot for storing sour cream), üaks (a vessel for storage of oil), pëna pà «ds (a pot for storing cow's milk), kazeünëks (a pot for goat milk storage), puorà «ss (lit. "over-handle", a vessel for bringing food to the field), bÃ¼à «da (bowl), kryuze (a jug or a mug, most often for beer or milk).
For decorative purposes, Latgalian ceramicists were making candlesticks (sveÃÂturi) and human, animal, folk figure shaped ocarinas (sviüpaunëki).
In Rainis Museum in Jasmuià ¾a are located the relocated workshop and kiln of Andrejs PaulÃÂns from à  embeüi. In this museum, there is a renovated unique tile stove that was relocated from ceramicist ÃÂdams KÃÂpostià Âà ¡ house in Puà ¡a. Latgale Culture and History Museum has a collection of the Latgalian ceramicist works.