Attakar Pottery
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Hand-building pottery in the Attakar community: shaping clay into objects using only the hands and simple tools. The tradition is passed down from generation to generation, ensuring its continued relevance and preservation.
Words of Mr. Tobias Nkom Wada, the paramount ruler of the Attakar community in Southern Kaduna:
"Our ancestors were hunters. Besides, we had women experts who could make huge pots for domestic purposes: storing water, cooking, brewing wine, chilling water like a refrigerator, etc. Our women were famous; they sold pots everywhere in the country."
Words of Mr. Tobias Nkom Wada, the paramount ruler of the Attakar community in Southern Kaduna:
"Our ancestors were hunters. Besides, we had women experts who could make huge pots for domestic purposes: storing water, cooking, brewing wine, chilling water like a refrigerator, etc. Our women were famous; they sold pots everywhere in the country."
