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Maragoli (Outtakes, RF 30)

Collection Creator:
Nichols, Sandra  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1976
Scope and Contents:
Outtakes from edited film shows a woman and her children unpacking a pottery kiln and cooling the earthenware pots with liquid dowsed on by leafy branches. Children are shown carrying the fired pots into a side room of the house for storage; shots of house exterior with painted wall decorations. Shots of an old woman gathering corn stalks along a path as fodder for her cow; interview footage at another homestead of an old man talking about his illness; interview with an unemployed young man along a path discussing causes of unemployment, the nature of his skills, size of his family, inheritance of land, and prospects for the future.

Credits: Ssennyonga, Joseph (Social Anthropologist) Strasburg, Ivan (Cameraman) McDuffie, Michael (Soundman)

Legacy Keywords: Pottery earthenware unglazed ; Kilns pottery ; Crafts self-employment ; Houses decorations ; Illness family support ; Hunger ideas about ; Employment labor supply ; Language and culture
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1978.2.1 (RF 30)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Sandra Nichols collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Sandra Nichols collection
Sandra Nichols collection / Maragoli (Outtakes)
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9482f34c4-8112-4b84-bcdd-65c0ead91b75
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-2012-05-ref30

Hiram Wilson Stoneware Pottery Jar

Physical Description:
ceramic (overall material)
stoneware (overall material)
thrown (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
average spatial: 9 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 24.13 cm x 19.05 cm
Object Name:
Jar with Lid
Date made:
1869 - 1884
ID Number:
1993.0088.01.ab
Catalog number:
1993.0088.01.ab
Accession number:
1993.0088
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition:
Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-a207-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1131263
Online Media:

The Treasure Jar, [photomechanical print]

Artist:
Couse, Eanger Irving 1866-1936  Search this
Physical description:
1 photomechanical print : black and white
Type:
Photomechanical prints
Date:
Copyrighted 1912
Topic:
Ethnic  Search this
Object--Art Object--Pottery  Search this
Occupation--Craft--Potter  Search this
Image number:
LOC LC000553
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Library of Congress Copyright Deposit Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_137820

The Water Bottle Maker [painting] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Couse, Eanger Irving 1866-1936  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Topic:
Figure  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Object--Art Object--Pottery  Search this
Occupation--Craft  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0044517
See more items in:
Photograph Study Collection
Data Source:
Photograph Study Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_jul_44518

John Kinard at Pottery/Crafts Class

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Kinard, John 1936-1989  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
1968
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Event  Search this
Standard number:
92-3576
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8392

Sketch of a seated man shaping a pot

Type:
Artworks
Date:
not before 1930
Citation:
Sketch of a seated man shaping a pot, not before 1930. René d'Harnoncourt papers, 1921-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Illustrated books, Children's  Search this
Pottery craft  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)12371
See more items in:
René d'Harnoncourt papers, 1921-1983
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_12371
Online Media:

Potters of Japan

Creator:
Peeler, Richard  Search this
Peeler, Marjorie  Search this
Extent:
2 Film reels (color sound print; 1,137 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Film reels
Sound films
Place:
East Asia
Japan
Date:
1966
Scope and Contents:
"Potters of Japan" parts one and two, 1966, made by Richard and Marjorie Peeler.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Provenance:
Received from Marjorie Peeler in 2005.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Potters  Search this
Pottery craft  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound films
Citation:
Potters of Japan, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
HSFA.2005.05
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc925f202fa-ed78-4c9b-a1b3-3cbbe19077a4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-hsfa-2005-05

Kirdis

Collection Creator:
Brom, John L.  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (color silent; 601 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
circa 1956
Scope and Contents:
Edited film focuses on the Kirdi's skills as potters and metal-smiths: preparing a kiln, clay preparation, pot building, and metal forging. Women are shown wearing metal work. Film is associated with John Brom collection but it is not certain that he was involved in making this film.

Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Pottery craft ; Metal-work
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1998.18.7
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
John L. Brom films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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John L. Brom films
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc99ddaefff-4572-4a60-82c8-269f2a6b3a0d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1998-18-ref9

Children of clay : a family of Pueblo potters / Rina Swentzell ; photographs by Bill Steen ; with a foreword by Michael Dorris

Author:
Swentzell, Rina  Search this
Steen, Bill  Search this
Physical description:
40 p. : col. ill., maps ; 22 x 25 cm
Type:
Juvenile literature
Biography
Place:
New Mexico
Santa Clara Pueblo
Santa Clara Pueblo (N.M.)
Date:
1992
C1992
Topic:
Tewa pottery  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Pottery craft  Search this
Tewa potters  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_728161

Reisen zu Marokkos Töpfern : Forschungsreisen 1980 und 1987 / Rüdiger Vossen ; mit Beitragen von Ullrich Masemann ... [et al.]

Author:
Vossen, Rüdiger 1941-  Search this
Physical description:
414 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Morocco
Date:
1990
Topic:
Pottery craft  Search this
Pottery  Search this
Call number:
DT313 .V96 1990
DT313.V96 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_397916

Tao ci zong he cai = Ceramics synthesis polychrome / Zhang xue wen zhu

Title:
陶瓷綜合彩 = Ceramics synthesis polychrome / 張學文著
Ceramics synthesis polychrome
Author:
Zhang, Xuewen  Search this
Physical description:
152 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2003
Topic:
Glazing (Ceramics)--Technique  Search this
Color in the ceramic industries  Search this
Pottery craft--Technique  Search this
Call number:
TP823 .Z436 2003
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_910775

Kenyan pots and potters / edited by Jane Barbour and Simiyu Wandibba

Author:
Barbour, Jane  Search this
Wandibba, Simiyu  Search this
Physical description:
[iii], 130 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Kenya
Date:
1989
Topic:
Pottery  Search this
Potters  Search this
Pottery craft  Search this
Call number:
NK4088.9.K4 K37 1989
NK4088.9.K4K37 1989
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_394237

Newcomb pottery & crafts : an educational enterprise for women, 1895-1940 / Jessie Poesch with Sally Main ; marks and dating by Walter Bob

Title:
Newcomb pottery and crafts
Author:
Poesch, Jessie J  Search this
Main, Sally  Search this
Bob, Walter  Search this
Subject:
Newcomb College Art Department  Search this
Physical description:
320 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Louisiana
New Orleans
Date:
2003
C2003
20th century
Topic:
Newcomb pottery  Search this
Art pottery, American  Search this
Decorative arts--History  Search this
Pottery--Study and teaching (Higher)  Search this
Women potters  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743799

Tao ye tu shuo / zhuan zhe Tang Ying

Title:
陶冶图说 / 撰者唐英
Author:
Tang, Ying 1682-1756  Search this
Physical description:
1, 7, 8 leaves ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Date:
1993
Topic:
Ceramics  Search this
Pottery craft  Search this
Pottery, Chinese--Technique  Search this
Call number:
TP807 .T35 1993
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_888573

Zhongguo tao ci chuan tong cai hui / Jingdezhen tao ci xue yuan mei shu xi bian xie

Title:
中國陶瓷傳統彩繪 / 景德鎭陶瓷美术系編写
Author:
Jingdezhen tao ci xue yuan Mei shu xi  Search this
Physical description:
5, 160 p., [10] leaves of plates (1 fold.) : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Date:
1961
Topic:
China painting  Search this
Glazes (ceramics)  Search this
Pottery craft--Equipment and supplies  Search this
Call number:
738.51 .C97
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_881819

Zi sha hu zhi zuo ji fa / Wang Jianzhong, Fan Jianjun, Tang Bonian zhu

Title:
紫砂壶制作技法 / 王建中, 范建军, 唐伯年著
Author:
Wang, Jianzhong  Search this
Fan, Jianjun  Search this
Tang, Bonian  Search this
Physical description:
4, 2, 134 p. :bill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Date:
1994
Topic:
Yixing ware--Technique  Search this
Pottery craft  Search this
Call number:
NK4367.I35 W36
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_886328

Zhongguo ke xue ji shu shi. Tao ci juan / Lu Jiaxi zong zhu bian ; Li Jiazhi zhu bian

Title:
中国科学技术史. 陶瓷卷 / 卢嘉锡总主编 ; 李家治主编
Author:
Lu, Jiaxi  Search this
Li, Jiazhi  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 493 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Date:
1998
Topic:
Porcelain, Chinese--Technique  Search this
Pottery, Ancient--History  Search this
Pottery craft  Search this
Pottery industry  Search this
Call number:
TP807.A2 C955
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_892576

Hints to lovers of ceramics / Pottery and Glass Department

Author:
Tiffany and Company Pottery and Glass Department  Search this
Physical description:
23 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1901
Topic:
Pottery--Marks  Search this
Pottery craft  Search this
Call number:
NK4215 .T56 1901
NK4215.T56 1901
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_389348

Scientific and technological insights on ancient Chinese pottery and porcelain : proceedings of the International Conference on Ancient Chinese Pottery and Porcelain held in Shanghai from November 1 to 5, 1982 / edited by Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Academia Sinica

Author:
International Conference on Ancient Chinese Pottery and Porcelain (1982 : Shanghai, China)  Search this
Shanghai Institute of Ceramics  Search this
Physical description:
iv, 397 p., 12 leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
China
Date:
1986
Topic:
Archaeology--Methodology  Search this
Ceramics  Search this
Porcelain, Chinese--Analysis  Search this
Pottery craft--History  Search this
Pottery, Ancient--Analysis  Search this
Pottery, Chinese--Analysis  Search this
Call number:
NK3805 .I615 1986
CC79.5.P6 .I58 1982
NK3805.I615 1986
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_386223

Indian pottery / by Toni Roller of Santa Clara Pueblo

Author:
Roller, Toni 1935-  Search this
Subject:
Roller, Toni 1935-  Search this
Physical description:
64 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New Mexico
Santa Clara Pueblo
Date:
1997
C1997
Topic:
Pottery craft  Search this
Tewa pottery  Search this
Indian pottery  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_729643

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