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The Afro-carolinian face vessels are linked to West African traditions, often employing the use of white clay for an emphasis of eyes and teeth, a practice that can be traced back to Africa used for religious purposes. [1]: 24–25 For example, portrait pots called wiiso were commonly used in West Africa to honor ancestral spirits and shrines.
Mangbetu pots are mostly mono-chromatic, made entirely with clay and fired in its natural form. As a result, most decorative pots are a dark gray color while the nembwo and Small Pots lean more towards russet. To serve as a decorative quality, patterns are often carved onto the surface of the pots in addition to the animal/human figures.
Nala influenced many contemporary ceramic artists who have been inspired by the Zulu-speaking ceramic style of creating burnished beer pots. Clive Sithole, a contemporary artist who was born in Soweto and traces his family to the KwaZulu-Natal region, worked with Nesta Nala during his early years and considers her to be a major influence in his ...
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". [1] End applications include tableware , decorative ware , sanitary ware , and in technology and industry such as electrical insulators and laboratory ware.
María and Julián Martinez pit firing blackware pottery at San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico (c.1920). Pit-firing continued in some parts of Africa until modern times. In Mali, a firing mound, a large version of the pit, is still used at Kalabougou to make pottery that is commercial, mainly made by the women of the village to be sold in the towns.
Functioning of a clay pot cooler. A zeer is constructed by placing a clay pot within a larger clay pot with wet sand in between the pots and a wet cloth on top. [11] The device cools as the water evaporates, allowing refrigeration in hot, dry climate. It must be placed in a dry, ventilated space for the water to evaporate effectively towards ...
In the maritime history of Africa, there is the earlier Dufuna canoe, which was constructed approximately 8000 years ago in the northern region of Nigeria; as the second earliest form of water vessel known in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Nok terracotta depiction of a dugout canoe was created in the central region of Nigeria during the first ...
Mask from Gabon Two Chiwara c. late 19th early 20th centuries, Art Institute of Chicago.Female (left) and male, vertical styles. Most African sculpture from regions south of the Sahara was historically made of wood and other organic materials that have not survived from earlier than a few centuries ago, while older pottery figures are found from a number of areas.