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.

In the early colonial period, Jamaican slaves manufactured pottery that incorporated traditional West African technology with selected European innovations. Recent examination of Afro-Jamaican wares ...

Includes discussion of pottery making of the Bwa, Mossi, Yoruba, Gwari, and Shai, among others, in West Africa. Covers preparation of clays, building pots, decorating and firing. Based on the author's ...

A South African national who helped set up a pottery centre in Seychelles in the 1970s has written a book about her days on the island nation. In the book, "Our Seven Years in Paradise," Kathy de ...

Traditionally, African pottery is hand-built. They have the advantage of low cost and thermo-shock resistance quality which make them suitable for all use. Pottery has been described as one of the ...

The annual exhibition at Two Temple Place is intended to highlight collections across the UK. It can be exactly what you expect from this almost hallucinatory neo-Gothic mansion – there was an ...