Understanding relevance of domestic clay pots in Yorubaland

DOMESTIC clay pots are vessels made of clay, which are used for performing certain actions like frying, cooking, keeping water or items, even sieving.

However, before molding, the clay, first of all, must undergo some sort of purification before pottery-making commences. This is because raw clay contains a lot of impurities like sand, rocks, vegetable, among others, which need to be removed.

After purification, the pure clay is then mixed with water to make it malleable, and then kneaded to remove all air bubbles.

Shaping is then accomplished by use of hand; this is because raw clay requires simple pinching, a depression in a ball of clay into a desired shape.

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