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1996
DOI: 10.5334/134
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The production and use patterns of Ga pottery in the lower Densu Valley, Western Accra plains, Ghana

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“…The other study variables such as gender, education, solely dependent on pottery for livelihood, and other occupations engaged by the potters did not have any significant influence on potters' decision to quit pottery (p > 0.05). Pottery was a flourishing ancient craft and families largely depended on it booming (Haour, 2003;Barley, 2004;Bredwa-Mensa, 1996), however, this study has revealed a sharp decline in activities to the extent that there are a significant number of people quitting the profession.…”
Section: Declining Demand and Effect Of Quittingmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…The other study variables such as gender, education, solely dependent on pottery for livelihood, and other occupations engaged by the potters did not have any significant influence on potters' decision to quit pottery (p > 0.05). Pottery was a flourishing ancient craft and families largely depended on it booming (Haour, 2003;Barley, 2004;Bredwa-Mensa, 1996), however, this study has revealed a sharp decline in activities to the extent that there are a significant number of people quitting the profession.…”
Section: Declining Demand and Effect Of Quittingmentioning
confidence: 82%
“…Lorsque les motifs ornementaux ne sont pas tout simplement interprétés en termes fonctionnels ('éviter que le récipient ne glisse des mains', par ex. Manessi 1960;Bredwa-Mensah 1996;Cruz 2003), ils sont souvent considérés comme 'Un simple embellissement', 'Juste pour faire joli', 'Exactement comme la coiffure!' Une bagatelle, en somme, qui dans le cas de l'analogie avec la coiffure serait justifiée par le fait que les traitements capillaires embellissent le corps de la femme et attirent les regards sur elle, de la même façon que le décor embellit le récipient et facilite sa vente.…”
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“…In some cases, even the aesthetic function of decoration is questioned, as when potters explain that roulette impressions are simply a matter of modifying wall texture to prevent pots from slipping when manipulated (Bredwa-Mensah, 1996;Priddy, 1971). Decoration would essentially be a matter of "simple embellishment," "like a hairstyle or clothes," the main function of which is to "attract the customer's eye."…”
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confidence: 99%