The History And Development Of Ceramics In Jamaica

This website contains extracts from interviews and video of marlene munchie rhoden and cecil baugh.

The history and development of ceramics in jamaica. Ceramic pottery spreads in eastern asia. You can contact the dspace development team at the alma jordan library st. Discover the world. Ceramic figurines are used for ceremonial purposes.

Khyati ceramics is an innovator manufacturer and marketer of specialty ceramic products for a variety of application areas such as chemicals petrochemicals fertilizers glass making power generation refineries waste processing metallurgy foundry mass finishing railways electricity boards powder processing furnace making etc. Augustine at extensions 84243 82241 82215 or email uwispace. In ancient times ceramics were simple constructs in everyday life. These ceramics were made of animal fat and bone mixed with bone ash and a fine claylike material.

Before europeans arrived in jamaica the amerindian taino peoples made fine walled handbuilt pottery fired black. Jamaica has a long and rich history in the production of ceramics. Archeologists have uncovered human made ceramics that date back to at least 24 000 bc. Ceramics archaeological collection.

What is a ceramic. Ceramic art is art made from ceramic materials including clay it may take forms including artistic pottery including tableware tiles figurines and other sculpture as one of the plastic arts ceramic art is one of the visual arts while some ceramics are considered fine art as pottery or sculpture most are considered to be decorative industrial or applied art objects. 18 000 bce to 14 000 bce. Ceramic materials jamaica history.

Bricks for homes were one of the first applications. In egypt clay laced mud was mixed with straw and dried in the sun to form bricks. The jamaican art magazine special issue focussing on the history of ceramics in jamaica and profiles on contemporary potters and artists in jamaica. This history can be traced all the way back to the tainos who used clay in the manufacture of day to day household utensils such as bowls water jars griddles on which bammies were baked ornaments such as pendants and ritual objects such as zemis deities.

The digital library services. These ceramics were found in czechoslovakia and were in the form of animal and human figurines slabs and balls. The major milestones in the historical and scientific development and refinements of dental porcelain materials are covered from its earliest beginnings to modern day materials. The development of ceramics.

Introduction in january 1999 moira vincentelli visited jamaica to investigate women s traditional pottery. Ceramic industries jamaica history.