Earthenware

In the Caribbean, prior to contact, aboriginals implanted certain meanings and values to pearls and pearl fisheries. Oysters provided food for many Caribbean aboriginal peoples. However, the pearls were sought because they were perceived as material items “infused with a spiritual brilliance.” According to Nicholas Saunders, an anthropologist, Amerindians perceived their world as infused with spiritual significance. Natural materials, such as pearls, feathers, shells, and minerals, were…

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This piece is entitled, “Platter with Seated Nobleman, ca. A.D. 600, Plato Con Hombre Noble Sentado”. It is of Mayan Culture and found in Northern Peten, Guatemala. It is polychromed earthenware. The description on this piece entails, “This exquisite platter shows an important person seated on a small jaguar-skin pillow. That he is a deity of the underworld is shown by the cigar he smokes, his black body paint, and the spot on his cheek. Note the glyphs on the periphery of the platter.” Based on…

It is made of hand built earthenware and has slip and oxide decorations on incised designs. It has a height of 37 cm. Like most of her designs it is detailed with animals that are anthropomorphised and are ‘story pots’ which tell the story of her indigenous heritage. They embody her…

Red sand fumes into the moonlit sky, beaded anklets rattling amidst the smoke. Throbbing drums clutter the fiery air, feet stomping and whisking through the thick clouds to the beat. Masks illuminate the crimson fog, voices seeping through into the quaking thump of drums. Flutes fold slender into the cadence, their airy tone shimmering amongst the clack of percussion. This is a night of celebration, a routine festivity to the Igbo people. Their dances are chaotic and minimalistic, although they…

The other day I was walking around Kingston and noticed a woman walking next to a man who was wearing a shirt reading “I’m With Stupid ---->” (with the arrow pointing straight at the woman.) I chortled momentarily, and it made me think about this impending essay about the cup of Nestor found in Pithicusaean tomb. Would archaeologists one day uncover this shirt and create an intense academic discussion as to the meaning of this phrase, and whether it was intended as a joke or as a serious…

Many, if not the majority, of past artistic works, do not fit in to our current western ideals and expectations for art. Artistic works throughout history have given glimpses into the vastly different cultures and lives of different people. Pieces of religious significance are widely abundant in historical works of art, whether they be architectural places of worship or depictions of the various religious figures and symbols through sculptures, paintings, and many other forms. Historic artistic…

Chapter 5 of Ceramics: A Potter’s Handbook covers clay in the studio, stating that, “clay is the basis of everything that the potter makes, yet seldom do we use clay straight from the ground.” This statement sets the reader up for the contents of the chapter, such as clay bodies and preparing clay to be used in the studio. Clay bodies that are perfect for the potter rarely comes ready made from the earth. Though it lacks the ready-made quality, it can be added to get a clay body that is just…

such that one sign might record a single syllable e.g. “ka” (Wikipedia, 2015). For an idea of the progression and mutation of this script, see figure one in the bibliography. The original pictographic script recorded lists of objects, such as “earthenware, leather objects … domestic animals…” on tablets called “hubullu” (Oppenheim 1964: p.247). This later progressed to prose and…

Regardless of whether a rival or supporter of Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, there is no precluding the chronicled significance from claiming the piece. Despite the fact that its creation was just somewhere in the range of 30 years back, it is as of now observed as a women's activist symbol in western culture. The verifiable significance, to ladies and western culture, is immaterial. The Dinner party is a great establishment celebrating overlooked accomplishments in female history. Chicago…