African pottery has always been an integral part of the continent's cultural heritage, serving both functional and artistic ...

Archaeologist Scott MacEachern remembers with fondness the days when nobody used to know where he worked. For the last 30 years he has been a regular visitor to an area of west-central Africa known as ...

African patterns are characterized by geometric shapes, lines, and symbols that carry cultural significance. Each pattern ...

A show focused on Ladi Kwali and other Black female potters is a revelation.

Includes discussion of pottery making of the Bwa, Mossi, Yoruba, Gwari, and Shai, among others, in West Africa. Covers preparation of clays, building pots, decorating and firing. Based on the author's ...

The introduction of herding - a way of life which centres on keeping herds of mobile domesticated animals - significantly changed Africa's genetic, economic, social and cultural landscapes during the ...

My object is a small piece of pottery, showing the right side of a beautifully potted African head. Just 1 inch high, it is part of a collection of Eygptian artefacts given to me by my aunt. Among the ...