Tradition and Change in African Ceramics

Synopsis: Illustrates tradition and change in African pottery based particularly on examples from Nigeria, Ghana, the Gambia and Kabylie in Algeria - areas where pottery is normally a female activity. (The set could be used to address issues of gender and cultural interaction in contemporary society.) Shows African pottery from the Aberystwyth collection including traditional work from West Africa and some modern developments, e.g. work fromm Abuja Pottery in Nigeria, established by Michael Cardew, and traditional and more recent ceramics from Kabylie. Also shows Asabe Magaji and Assibi Iddo of Nigeria making and bonfiring pots at the International Potters Festival at Aberystwyth in Wales , together with potters and pottery in the Gambia and Kabylie showing the contrast between old and new forms of decoration.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia; 24 slides.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £25.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)
Documentation: Accompanying text with introduction, commentary, transcripted interviews.
Subjects: Crafts
Keywords: art - African; ceramics; pottery

Name: Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design
Email: c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk
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Address: The Visual Resources Curator
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M15 6BG

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