21. Molding a clay jar, Bondakile, 1982

Description:

A potter uses a maize cob (bledjukaan in Nafaanra) to smooth the surface of clay jar body that she is molding by a draw-and-drag (direct pull) technique. Beginning with a lump of moist clay, she has drawn the clay upward and outward, thinning the walls as she works. Here she moves clockwise around the stump that holds the palette (kpankpa in Nafaanra) on which the jar is being formed as she draws the maize cob up, pulling it towards her body. Bondakile, October, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16847 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16854 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16848 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16850 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16856 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16855 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16851 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16849 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16852

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Forming; Women's work; Potting; Maize cob; Potting tools; Jars

Subjects Facet:

Handicraft; Pottery making; Pottery

Identifier:

2

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-10

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331

22. Molding a clay jar, Bondakile, 1982

Description:

A standing potter molds the body of a clay jar using a draw-and-drag (direct pull) technique. Here she uses a flat metal spatula to smooth the now-formed jar's exterior surface. She places the edge of her tool at the neck and makes downward strokes to create a smooth surface on the moist clay. As she works, she moves around the stump that supports the palette (kpankpa in Nafaanra) on which the jar is being formed. Bondakile, October, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16847 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16853 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16854 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16848 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16850 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16856 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16855 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16849 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16852

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Forming; Women's work; Potting; Potting tools; Jars

Subjects Facet:

Handicraft; Pottery making; Pottery

Identifier:

6

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-10

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331

23. Preparing potting clay, Banda area, 1982, 1994

Description:

This short video made from still photographic images shows how potters mine and process the clay they use to make pots. The video includes images of Mo potters in Bondakile and Nafana potters in Dorbour, including Yakosua. Original images used to make the video are available in the Banda Through Time Repository. Bondakile, 1982. Dorbour, 1994. Length: 2.25 minutes.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17150 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17151 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17351

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Potting; Metal pots; Clay; Headpans; Women's work; Children's work

Subjects Facet:

Handicraft; Pottery making; Clay mining

Creator:

Elisa O'Malley

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Dr. M. Dores Cruz; Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Language:

English

Date searchable:

1994;1982

Date searchable:

2019-04-18

Genre:

Digital video

Genre Facet:

Digital video

Format:

Video

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

People Facet:

Elisa O'Malley

Sketchfab Uid:

Commentary:

Video made from still images in Adobe Premier by Elisa O'Malley

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331

24. Potting clay source, Bondakile, 1982

Description:

A young boy stands at the base of the clay pit where potters from Bondakile mine the clay they use for making pottery. Soils from upper and lower levels are mixed together to make a workable potting clay. Children help relatives who are potters to dig and process the clay. Two photos. Bondakile, October, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16834

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Potting; Children's work

Subjects Facet:

Pottery making; Clay mining; Handicraft

Identifier:

15; 14

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-10

Genre:

;35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331

25. Pottery forming techniques, Bondakile, 1982

Description:

This short video made from still photographic images shows how Mo potters in Bondakile make clay jars using a draw-and-drag technique. The focus is on forming of the jar's body and rim. Original images used to make the video are available in the Banda Through Time Repository. Bondakile, 1982. Length: 2.59 minutes.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17150 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17151 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17352

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Potting; Forming; Women's work; Maize cob; Jars

Subjects Facet:

Handicraft; Pottery making

Creator:

Elisa O'Malley

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Language:

English

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

2019-04-18

Genre:

Digital video

Genre Facet:

Digital video

Format:

Video

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

People Facet:

Elisa O'Malley

Sketchfab Uid:

Commentary:

Video made from still images in Adobe Premier by Elisa O'Malley

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331

26. Dipping clay pots in bark solution, Bondakile, 1982

Description:

Potters and their helpers place hot clay jars, just removed from the bonfire, into a solution made from pounded tree bark. They use their long wooden poles to carry the pots to large pottery bowls containing the bark solution. They dip and turn the pot in the solution, allowing it to carbonize on the surface of the hot jar. This finishing step colors the jar's surface and makes its walls less porous which is said to improve its cooking performance. The remains of the bonfire, banked by previously fired broken pots, can be seen in the rear center. Four photos. Bondakile, October, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16840

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Potting; Finishing; Women's work; Jars

Subjects Facet:

Firing (Ceramics); Pottery; Handicraft; Pottery making

Identifier:

24

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-10

Genre:

;35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331

27. Potting clay source, Bondakile, 1982

Description:

Surface next to the deep clay pit where potters form Bondakile mine the clay they use for making pottery. Piles of excavated clay surround the pit. Bondakile, October, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17214

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Potting

Subjects Facet:

Handicraft; Pottery making; Clay mining

Identifier:

18

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-10

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331

28. Partially formed clay jars drying, Bondakile, 1982

Description:

These partially formed clay jars (chͻ in Nafaanra) are drying, resting on the palette (kpankpa in Nafaanra) on which they were formed. Once dried to a leather-hard state, the potter removes them from the plate and, using fresh moist clay, adds a rounded base to the jar. To the left, a metal cooking vessel rests nearby. Bondakile, October, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Metal pots; Potting; Drying; Jars

Subjects Facet:

Handicraft; Pottery making; Pottery

Identifier:

10

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-10

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331

29. Clay grinding bowls drying, Bondakile, 1982

Description:

A toddler girl wearing a protective strand of beads sits beside finished clay grinding bowls that have been set aside to continue drying before firing. The scoring on the interior of the bowl provides a rough surface against which cooked vegetables can be ground into a paste before being added to a soup. These bowls may also serve as men's eating bowls (pԑԑ in Nafaanra). Bondakile, October, 1982.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Bondakile

Subjects:

Grinding bowls; Potting; Drying

Subjects Facet:

Handicraft; Pottery making; Pottery; Beads

Identifier:

12

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1982

Date searchable:

1982-10

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Bondakile;7.986031, -2.546331

Date Digitized:

2016

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

7.986031, -2.546331