Smashing pots : works of clay from Africa / Nigel Barley.
Smashing pots : works of clay from Africa / Nigel Barley.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1994.
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NQ738.30967/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
168 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Contents
1. The Techniques of Potting -- 2. Potters and the Earth -- 3. Male and Female in the Making of Pots -- 4. The Role of Pots -- 5. Vessels of Spirit -- 6. Pots as Instruments of Harmony -- 7. Decoration and Innovation -- 8. Motifs, Motivation and Motives -- 9. New Pots for Old -- 10. Postscript: Pots...
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1994.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c1994.
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Summary
In many parts of Africa marriage involves the making of new pots and funerals the smashing of old. Smashing Pots surveys the role of pottery in traditional and modern Africa, the technologies it calls into play and the extraordinary aesthetic effects it achieves. Nigel Barley shows how pottery is used in cultural thought and how it reflects, in Afr...
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Smashing pots : works of clay from Africa / Nigel Barley.
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Author / Creator
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1994.
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NQ738.30967/1
Record Identifier
74VK75wgzpxZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK75wgzpxZ
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ISBN
1560984198
9781560984191
DDC
738.30967
MMS ID
991022988869702626
