Ethnoarchaeological study of Gzaua pottery (Morocco). Technique and social context of a traditional craftmanship

Authors

  • Jesús González Urquijo Dpto. de Ciencias Históricas. Universidad de Cantabria
  • Juan José Ibáñez Estévez Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Jalès-Berrias. France
  • Lydia Zapata Peña Dept. of Archaeology. University of Cambridge. United Kingdom
  • Leonor Peña Chocarro Laboratorio di Archeobiologia. Musei Civici di Como. Italia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2001.v58.i1.231

Keywords:

Ethnoarchaeology, Pottery, Technology, Morocco, Craftmanship

Abstract


The women pottery-makers in the Gzaua tribe (Chefchaouen, NW Morocco), who are part of the Berber pottery tradition of the north of the Mahgreb, still make ceramics with very archaic techniques. Pottery is constructed by slab building, open fired and exchanged in very restricted geographical area. The study of the techniques and of the social organization of production and use represents a relevant reference for the specialists in pottery technology and, in general, for those interested in the topic of craft specialization.

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Published

2001-06-30

How to Cite

González Urquijo, J., Ibáñez Estévez, J. J., Zapata Peña, L., & Peña Chocarro, L. (2001). Ethnoarchaeological study of Gzaua pottery (Morocco). Technique and social context of a traditional craftmanship. Trabajos De Prehistoria, 58(1), 5–27. https://doi.org/10.3989/tp.2001.v58.i1.231

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