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1. Potting clay drying, Dorbour, 1994

Description:
Potting clay is spread to dry after being mined and brought to Dorbour by a potter, perhaps aided by her relatives. The clay includes a combination of plastic clay (chͻklͻlͻ in Nafaanra) and sandy clay (sisa in Nafaanra) which are mixed together at the place where the clay is mined. After drying, the clay will be pounded, sifted, mixed with water and kneaded until the clay is the right consistency. A potter only mixes as much clay as she needs to make a batch of pots (6-8). Children may help with the work of pounding and kneading the clay. In the background, houses made of atakpame (coursed earthen-walls) with thatched roofs are visible. Dorbour, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dorbour
Subjects:
Women's work; Clay; Potting; Atakpame; Children's work; Pounding; Dorbour; Drying
Subjects Facet:
Handicraft; Pottery making; Clay mining; Thatched roofs
Identifier:
6
Creator:
Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Dorbour;8.090342, -2.517137
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.090342, -2.517137

2. 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

3. Ann Stahl near Bongase clay pit, 1990

Description:
During the 20th century, potting took place primarily in villages west of the Banda hills (Dorbour, Dumboli, Bondakile). But based on oral histories and archaeological evidence we know that pottery was made more widely across the area in earlier centuries. Here Ann Stahl makes notes on an old clay pit located east of the Ahenkro-Bongase road a short distance south of Bongase. Chuli mountain is visible in the distance. Tall grass characteristic of the rainy season covers the area. South of Bongase, 1990.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Potting; Chuli; Vegetation; Savanna woodland
Subjects Facet:
Pottery making; Clay mining; Landscapes; Mountains; Grasses
Creator:
Andrew Black
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1990
Date searchable:
1990
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Bongase;8.219437, -2.311567
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Andrew Black
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.219437, -2.311567

4. 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

5. 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