1. Large clay pit west of Bui Village, 1989

Description:

Two men (left) stand on the edge of a deep pit previously mined by potters from around Bui Village as a source of potting clay. The deep clay pit was used before the mid-20th century when potters were still practicing their craft east of the Banda hills. The clay pit was located along a stream which drained into the Black Volta on its south bank, on the road leading west from Bui Village. The pit was located in an area later flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake after construction of the Bui Dam. A red-and-white 2 meter photo scale stands upright in the pit to show the pit's depth. West of Bui, 1989.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Date:

1989

Location(s) Facet:

Bui

Subjects:

Potting

Subjects Facet:

Handicraft; Clay mining; Pottery making

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1989

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Format:

Image

Location(s):

8.288707, -2.279565

Date Digitized:

2016

Sketchfab Uid:

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.288707, -2.279565