Verso reads: The ‘pot’ is lifted off the base and turned upside down, standing in the pot which has also been set upright, for support. A rim – a large coil is then added. A coil for the foot is added before this stage (see pots in background).
The pot is lifted off the base and turned upside down with a rim added. By Peter Stitchbury, about 1958-1959. Photographic prints of Hausa Potter Ibrahim, Nigeria. Te Papa (CA001090/001/0006)Read more
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