pot, unrecorded Frafra artist

Exhibition Label:
"Earthly Vessels: African Ceramics," Sep-2009, Nancy Mahaney
Being of and Coming from the Earth--African potters believe that as an element of the Earth, clay conveys significant life-sustaining forces to everything shaped from it. Duko, the general name for pot among the Gurensi, is a container of life and tradition. The concept of container is extended to include compounds, household rooms, granaries, shrines, and graves, which are also made of clay. The Gur-speaking people (including the Gurensi and the Kassena) are collectively known as the Frafra.