ADAPTATION PROSPECTS OF TRADITIONAL POTTERY PRACTICE IN CONTEMPORARY ERUSU AKOKO

Abstract

This paper presents the traditional processes, production techniques and contemporary relevance of pottery practices in Erusu Akoko, Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria in the 21^st century. Pottery is an age long tradition in this community practised mostly by women, with a technique of clay preparation and forms peculiar to them. Their method of pottery production is through moulding, coiling and pinching or the combination of the three. They produce a range of ceramic forms that can be adapted into contemporary crafts.