{"id":29,"date":"2025-09-22T18:52:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T18:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-10-16T19:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T19:23:35","slug":"african-igbo-pottery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"African Igbo Pottery Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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African Igbo Pottery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Discovered accidentally in 1938, these pieces were created by women in Igbo-Ukwu, an ancient town in Anambra State, Nigeria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ceramics have been a part of Igbo culture for centuries, with some discovered artifacts dating back to nearly 2500\u202fBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Types <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Udu <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Udu is a musical instrument; the Igbo women originally created it. They used clay pots for everything from storing food and water to beekeeping. They made the Udu as an instrument.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Water Pots <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

These types were used as everyday water pots. They are typically all black, with long necks and round bodies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ceremonial Pots <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The ceremonial pots really stand out. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I find it interesting how much detail they put into those pieces while only using their hands. There’s nothing left undecorated. I might add more of that into my pieces. Worrying less about it, perfectly symmetrical and smooth, and adding more art to them. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Materials Used <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Clay – Igbo potters use local and natural clay, mixed with sand or organic materials like straw to improve strength and prevent cracking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Pigments <\/strong>– Natural mineral pigments are added for color, although many pieces are left in the natural clay tone or burnished black<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    African Igbo Pottery Discovered accidentally in 1938, these pieces were created by women in Igbo-Ukwu, an ancient town in Anambra State, Nigeria. Ceramics have been a part of Igbo culture for centuries, with some discovered artifacts dating back to nearly 2500\u202fBC Types Udu Udu is a musical instrument; the Igbo women originally created it. They […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57,"href":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/57"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aylacetin.usnh.domains\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}