“…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
Demand for pottery in Ghana is declining according to empirical studies and this has socio-economic implications on the potters. The perpetuation of the potter’s trade is vital to maintaining and preserving humankind’s culture and livelihood. This paper used qualitative and quantitative approaches to discuss the effect of the decline in pottery and its socio-economic implications on potters. The study sampled 500 practising potters from four centres in Ashanti and Bono regions of Ghana; Appiadu, Pankrono, Afari and Tanoso. Findings showed that there has been a decline on pottery in Ghana which inadvertently has socio-economic implications on the potters. The study established that there has been a decline in pottery activities. Analyses revealed that there is an appreciable socio-economic variance between potters who solely depended on pottery as opposed to others who combined it with other jobs. Location was a highly influential factor in determining the potters’ economic condition (p≤0.05). The effect of the declining demand on retention was highly significant in terms of potter’s willingness to quit or remain in the industry (p<0.05). The paper recommends teaching artists must intervene in developing the skills of these potters, a development of traditional in-depth design exploration through workshops.
Keywords: Pottery, socio-economic effect, pottery centres, potters, clay
“…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
Demand for pottery in Ghana is declining according to empirical studies and this has socio-economic implications on the potters. The perpetuation of the potter’s trade is vital to maintaining and preserving humankind’s culture and livelihood. This paper used qualitative and quantitative approaches to discuss the effect of the decline in pottery and its socio-economic implications on potters. The study sampled 500 practising potters from four centres in Ashanti and Bono regions of Ghana; Appiadu, Pankrono, Afari and Tanoso. Findings showed that there has been a decline on pottery in Ghana which inadvertently has socio-economic implications on the potters. The study established that there has been a decline in pottery activities. Analyses revealed that there is an appreciable socio-economic variance between potters who solely depended on pottery as opposed to others who combined it with other jobs. Location was a highly influential factor in determining the potters’ economic condition (p≤0.05). The effect of the declining demand on retention was highly significant in terms of potter’s willingness to quit or remain in the industry (p<0.05). The paper recommends teaching artists must intervene in developing the skills of these potters, a development of traditional in-depth design exploration through workshops.
Keywords: Pottery, socio-economic effect, pottery centres, potters, clay
“…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.…”
“…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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