The hand-coiling technique is one of the oldest methods of pottery making in Africa. It involves rolling clay into long strips and stacking them to form the desired shape. This method allows artisans ...

African pottery is a rich and diverse art form that has been practiced for centuries. It reflects the cultural heritage and traditions of various African communities. Learning to craft pottery like a ...

Many historical African art objects are some form of sculpted or molded pieces since historic Africans made art primarily for functional and utilitarian purposes and not necessarily for aesthetics.

Archaeologist Scott MacEachern remembers with fondness the days when nobody used to know where he worked. For the last 30 years he has been a regular visitor to an area of west-central Africa known as ...

“ The Sankofa Exhibit: Embrace the Past, Forge the Future ,” a showcase of cultural Zimbabwean art, is being hosted by the student-led Sankofa Research Team and the Department of Anthropology and the ...

My object is a small piece of pottery, showing the right side of a beautifully potted African head. Just 1 inch high, it is part of a collection of Eygptian artefacts given to me by my aunt. Among the ...