Kabylie, Algeria
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In most Berber cultures in North Africa women still make pottery for domestic use and display.
The painted decorations and complex forms are part of a wider female visual culture which also includes wall decoration, weaving and distinctive highly colourful female costume and jewellery.
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| This female tradition is quite distinct from the Islamic influences which dominate the urban centres where men are the potters. They make wheel-thrown ware, brightly decorated, glazed and fired in large kilns. |
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This female tradition is quite distinct from the Islamic influences which dominate the urban centres where men are the potters. They make wheel-thrown ware, brightly decorated, glazed and fired in large kilns |
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