Pottery forming techniques, Dorbour and Adadiem, 1994

This short Banda Heritage video made from still photographic images illustrates the potting techniques of Banda-area potters. It highlights the steps in their draw-and-drag forming method and the tools they use. Among the Nafana potters pictured in the video are Yaa Tenabrɛ, Adwoa Fodjoa, Peni Krah and Ama Donkor from Dorbour. Also pictured is a potter from Adadiem (1994) and an image from Bondakile (1982). Original images used to make the video are available in the Banda Through Time Repository. Dorbour, Adadiem, 1994. Bondakile 1982. Length: 5.05 minutes.

Creator

• Elisa O'Malley

Contributors

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

Subject

• Enameled ware
• Pottery making
• Handicraft

Publisher

• University of Victoria Libraries

Language

• English

Keyword

• Potting
• Women's work
• Grinding stone
• Maize cob
• Potting tools

Date created

• 2019-04-18

Relation

•  http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/a3074804-0653-4e02-af15-9ccc8beb06df
•  http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/ae0adce7-fbc5-4bb6-8355-91264524175c
•  http://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/bd0aff6d-f1de-4ffe-887d-fcf7b98f357f

Rights statement

• Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Geographic coverage

• Adadiem
• Bondakile
• Dorbour

Coordinates

• 8.090342, -2.517137
• 8.082874, -2.552821

Provider

• Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Genre

• Digital video

Technical note

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

Year

• 1994
• 1982

Permalink

• https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/18060668-f381-4be6-935d-e6afe60e3b19