POTTERY ECONOMY OF RURAL WOMEN
IN THE POST-COLONIAL TIV LAND.
Aondoakula Sambe
Abstract
Many studies have been done on rural Tiv women. However, there is a paucity of literature on the impact of the pottery industry on rural women in Tiv area. This article intervenes to fill the existing gap. It delves into the history and impact of pottery industry on the economy of rural women in the post-colonial Tivland. To achieve this, the study employs the use of primary and secondary sources of data in tandem with interdisciplinary methods. It investigates the origin and the process of pottery production in the area under consideration. The paper explains the types of pottery vessels produced and used in the area including gbande, tsua, ityegh, ishawa, ichenge, buufu, asusu, dzwar, and…