Gaskell Collection: Naraguta Village Pottery 1950

This film is held by the British Empire & Commonwealth Museum (ID: 1997/185/004).

Synopsis

Film shows the work of the small village pottery at Naraguta, a few miles outside Jos, Plateau Province. The pots are made, fired and taken to market for sale. A family buys a pot and takes it home for use.

Production / Donor Details: Mr Gaskell lived and worked in Nigeria and Kenya in the 1950s.

He has also contributed to the Oral History Archive.

 

Titles

  • Gaskell Collection: Naraguta Village Pottery 1950 (Archive)
Series Title:
Gaskell Collection
 

Technical Data

Year:
1950
Film Gauge (Format):
VHS 8mm
Sound:
Other
 

Production Credits

Production Details
See synopsis
 

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Groups

This film belongs to the following groups.

Gaskell Collection

 

 

Gaskell Collection: Naraguta Village Pottery 1950 (1950)

Film shows the work of the small village pottery at Naraguta, a few miles outside Jos, Plateau Province. The pots ...

 
 

Archive Work Groups

Groups

This film belongs to the following groups.

Gaskell Collection

 

 

Gaskell Collection: Naraguta Village Pottery 1950 (1950)

Film shows the work of the small village pottery at Naraguta, a few miles outside Jos, Plateau Province. The pots ...