Small Scale Pottery Manufacture

Abstract

In 1941 the shortage of containers in E. Africa stimulated the investigation of E. African pottery. The potters of the Amani area were women who practised their craft according to tribal custom. Their products were unglazed cooking pots. After some difficulty due to tribal customs several women were engaged to demonstrate their work. The method, building process by walking round a stationary form, was found unsuitable for large scale production and as the potters could not easily adapt themselves to the production of new designs it was decided to train men to use the potters wheel.