African Pottery Sites

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Kleilat Pottery was born from the shared dream of two friends that met by chance in Portland, Oregon, to create unique, functional pottery. Being born and raised in South Africa, we strive to create from our South African heritage, using earth tones and patterns applied to rustic form. We also have an admiration for handmade European lace and often use imprints on our work. Continued education...

Jim McDowell, the black potter, creates unique face jugs with African-American features to pay homage to his ancestors who survived the Middle Passage. His works of art, biography and techniques, including firing, are on this site. Slaves were not allowed to have tombstones, they said, so sometimes pottery or even a  face jug served as their grave markers. My great-great-great-great Aunt...

Pottery detective, Adriaan Turgel, Sammy’s nephew, scours the Far East for fabulous super-sized rustic, antique, and contemporary urns, planters, fish ponds, rare porcelain and traditional ceramics. For the Bonsai enthusiast, the Liebermann Gallery has the largest selection of planters on the continent. Intrepid bargain hunters will find seconds at half-price in the courtyard. An exciting array...

The best known African figures carved in stone come from the regions inhabited by the Kissi, the Mende and the Sherbro. These are small squatting figures believed to be very old. They are often known also as nomoli or pomta and are nearly always uncovered in tilled land. In many cases residues of earth and roots can still be found, others were kept on domestic altars and their patina is formed...

Pottery detective, Adriaan Turgel, Sammy’s nephew, scours the Far East for fabulous super-sized rustic, antique, and contemporary urns, planters, fish ponds, rare porcelain and traditional ceramics. For the Bonsai enthusiast, the Liebermann Gallery has the largest selection of planters on the continent. Intrepid bargain hunters will find seconds at half-price in the courtyard. An exciting array...

The best known African figures carved in stone come from the regions inhabited by the Kissi, the Mende and the Sherbro. These are small squatting figures believed to be very old. They are often known also as nomoli or pomta and are nearly always uncovered in tilled land. In many cases residues of earth and roots can still be found, others were kept on domestic altars and their patina is formed...

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