Question and anwers:
1.Question : Do the berbers use only the materials they have in their pottery ?
Answer: They only use the materials that are available to them and are around them
2.Q: What is the main difference between the pottery in different areas?
Answer: There a few main differences between the potteries of different areas, some of them are the shape, color and design of the object.
3.Question: Why do some areas have gas stoves and others use clay ovens?
Answer: Some areas have gas stoves because they more sohisticred or they are near a city or they more money and that makes is easier to buy more modern things. Other tribes have clay ovens because they a in remote areas of the mountains and they dont have the resources to buy or make a gas oven.
4.If you were to help preserve this aspect what would you do?
Answer: To preserve this aspect I would give these potteries around to frineds, i would keep notes of the information i am gathering, and maybe later publish a book.
5.Q: Why do you think that berber pottery is important to them?
Answer: Pottery is important to them because it not only for decairation, but they use it in their lives, they dont have plates, bowls and galsses, they use pottery. This pottery also identifies them as bebers, and many designs have been passed on from generation to generation and it specifies them as a tribe, or even a family.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
I chose to present about Berber pottery because it is an interesting topic, and there is a lot of information to talk about.
I would like to start talking about the materials of which the potteries are made out of. The potteries are made out of clay, different colors and types of clay make different potteries. The clay is collected in the nearby area because Berbers can’t travel too far to get a specific type of clay to make a plate.
After the clay is collected, it is separated from the rocks. Then it is washed and stranded to make is softer to model. To shape the clay, water is used. When it is a matter of little objects like plates or cups, only water and human hands are used. When we are talking about bigger objects like jugs and bowls a potter’s wheel is used. That wheel is spun with their feet or by a pedal to make the shaping easier for the craftsman.
After the product is shaped, it is left in the sun out to dry. After it is dry, the pottery is put in a mud and cow manure oven, so that it can contain liquids or stay at a hot temperature for a long time.
After the baking, the object is decorated. To decorate the object, the Berbers paint them. The dyes are made out of leaves, seeds and spices crushed together and then mixed with water. Since Berbers don’t have brushes, they use donkey hairs tied together to paint. Nowadays Berbers start using chemical dyes because it is more time convenient
Three different Regions, 3 different beauties.
Al Hoceima: The Al Hoceima potteries depict many different beautiful pictures, but they depict oars, ships and sails. It said that the Phoenicians once conquered north of Morocco, and the Al Hoceima people saw ships and started depicting them. The Al Hoceima region is a little bit more sophisticated than the other regions because they use gas ovens, paintbrushes and chemical dyes for their potteries. But these changes don’t make them any worse than other potteries. The Al Hoceima potteries are usually made by women, most of the potteries made are daily objects.
Ouazzane: The Ouazzane region potteries are just as beautiful as the Al Hoceima regional potteries. The designs for the Ouazzane region are made with natural dyes. The designs always are 2 different colors on white. Unlike the Al Hoceima region, the Ouzzane people don’t only make daily objects but they let their children take the remains of clay and make toys out of them.
Chefchaouen: The Chefchaouen potteries also are very beautiful. The potteries from these regions are not painted at all. The designs are poked into the clay with a fine piece of wood. The patterns and designs are geometrical and make different figures. The Chefchouen potter are made only by 2 elder women.
Why should we preserve Berber pottery: Real Answer
I don’t think that me myself should preserve Berber pottery. Honestly I do not really care about Berbers and their pottery. They are the ones that should chose if they want change or not. No one should get involved in their matters. If they want to preserve their pottery and their culture, I highly encourage it, but I am not the one who should make this decision. Frankly, I think that only the Berbers should have the choice to keep their culture or not. But every culture will fade, it is a fact. Many cultures have already faded. If the Berber culture shall fade now, it is not my choice it is the Berbers’ will to make that happen. As I said before, I don’t care about Berber pottery, but it would be nice, since Berbers are a unique ethnic group, that they keep passing on their traditions and their culture, to keep this beautiful culture alive for a little longer. Let the ignorant people admire your unique work of beauty.
Answer that everyone has given
I think we should preserve Berber (whatever their topic was) because it is part of their identity, it identifies them best….. and things like that.
They were only answering like that because Mr. Uariachi said it once in class and they thought that was the answer. I differ, and I think you should be honest with every answer you give.
By Tito Madeddu
I would like to start talking about the materials of which the potteries are made out of. The potteries are made out of clay, different colors and types of clay make different potteries. The clay is collected in the nearby area because Berbers can’t travel too far to get a specific type of clay to make a plate.
After the clay is collected, it is separated from the rocks. Then it is washed and stranded to make is softer to model. To shape the clay, water is used. When it is a matter of little objects like plates or cups, only water and human hands are used. When we are talking about bigger objects like jugs and bowls a potter’s wheel is used. That wheel is spun with their feet or by a pedal to make the shaping easier for the craftsman.
After the product is shaped, it is left in the sun out to dry. After it is dry, the pottery is put in a mud and cow manure oven, so that it can contain liquids or stay at a hot temperature for a long time.
After the baking, the object is decorated. To decorate the object, the Berbers paint them. The dyes are made out of leaves, seeds and spices crushed together and then mixed with water. Since Berbers don’t have brushes, they use donkey hairs tied together to paint. Nowadays Berbers start using chemical dyes because it is more time convenient
Three different Regions, 3 different beauties.
Al Hoceima: The Al Hoceima potteries depict many different beautiful pictures, but they depict oars, ships and sails. It said that the Phoenicians once conquered north of Morocco, and the Al Hoceima people saw ships and started depicting them. The Al Hoceima region is a little bit more sophisticated than the other regions because they use gas ovens, paintbrushes and chemical dyes for their potteries. But these changes don’t make them any worse than other potteries. The Al Hoceima potteries are usually made by women, most of the potteries made are daily objects.
Ouazzane: The Ouazzane region potteries are just as beautiful as the Al Hoceima regional potteries. The designs for the Ouazzane region are made with natural dyes. The designs always are 2 different colors on white. Unlike the Al Hoceima region, the Ouzzane people don’t only make daily objects but they let their children take the remains of clay and make toys out of them.
Chefchaouen: The Chefchaouen potteries also are very beautiful. The potteries from these regions are not painted at all. The designs are poked into the clay with a fine piece of wood. The patterns and designs are geometrical and make different figures. The Chefchouen potter are made only by 2 elder women.
Why should we preserve Berber pottery: Real Answer
I don’t think that me myself should preserve Berber pottery. Honestly I do not really care about Berbers and their pottery. They are the ones that should chose if they want change or not. No one should get involved in their matters. If they want to preserve their pottery and their culture, I highly encourage it, but I am not the one who should make this decision. Frankly, I think that only the Berbers should have the choice to keep their culture or not. But every culture will fade, it is a fact. Many cultures have already faded. If the Berber culture shall fade now, it is not my choice it is the Berbers’ will to make that happen. As I said before, I don’t care about Berber pottery, but it would be nice, since Berbers are a unique ethnic group, that they keep passing on their traditions and their culture, to keep this beautiful culture alive for a little longer. Let the ignorant people admire your unique work of beauty.
Answer that everyone has given
I think we should preserve Berber (whatever their topic was) because it is part of their identity, it identifies them best….. and things like that.
They were only answering like that because Mr. Uariachi said it once in class and they thought that was the answer. I differ, and I think you should be honest with every answer you give.
By Tito Madeddu
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Most Boring Week Ever
When I heard I couldnt go on WWW the world fell. I had hurt my ankle but I could walk normally. Adam had also gotten hurt so also had to stay. The week i stayed at school, was boring and fun at the same time. At the beginning it was boring because we had to work, A LOT, but then we got our schedules and we saw it wasnt that bad, we had 2 blocks to work and 2 block for PE and Music or Art.
I learned a lot of different facts I didnt know about Morocco, making the week interesting, but most of all i made new friends and had a lot of fun!
I learned a lot of different facts I didnt know about Morocco, making the week interesting, but most of all i made new friends and had a lot of fun!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Life in Morocco is very different from life in Brazil because Brazil has Ronaldinho and Morocco has Chamakh
In brazil I lived in a place called condominium, which was a bunch of villas. I had many friends in the condominium, and used to play with them everyday after doing my HW. We would play soccer, bike, basketball, tag, hide and seek at late night and many more exciting things .IN summer tangerines and mangos were ripe so we would climb up trees and take them and eat them. In fall mulberry trees were ripe, so me and my friends would have enormous mulberry feasts and fights. In spring it was the best season for anything, in the morning it wasn't too cold and in the day it wasn't too hot, and at night it was just right. It was the best season because there was a 2 week long brazilian holiday and we could have fun as much as we wanted, we would pick bananas, peaches, passion fruits, avocados and medlar-like fruits. I just loved it!But where I lived in Brazil it was a safe area, but if you went just 2 miles away from my house it wouldn't be safe and people would steal your wallet in front of everyone with a gun, my friend got his wallet stolen 3 times!!
I went to school every morning except weekends, it started at 8:00 Am and it ended at 3:00 PM. People could stay after school if they wanted to. My school in brazil was an american school, so I had very good education, but the school was very small, only 150 students. My mom is a house wife, and my dad first worked in FIAT, then he was the director of GESCO, now he is in charge of the World Bank and IFC in Morocco. I was in brazil for 5 years, so hen I heard I was leaving for Morocco I was very sad, but when I got here I found the place very nice, I made many friends, and I especially like the food. In Morocco I also live in a condominium, but different from brazil I don’t have any friends out of school. Here I also go to and american school and get very good education as well. This is my second year in Morocco and i like it. I have many friends in the school. I like basketball, and soccer. This school for me is very big since i come from a school of less than 200 students, this school has about 450 students. My old school only had 1 gym, 1 basketball court, 1 soccer/football field and 1 playground, this school has 2 soccer/football fields, 2 swimming pools, 1 basketball court, 1 gym, 1 fitness room, 1 health room, and 1 gymnastics room, and 2 playgrounds, and an auditorium. In my class there are about 40 people, in my old school, in my class there were about 10 students.
My life in Morocco is not the same as my was life in Brazil
There once was a village of elves and the ogres destroyed everything........ Just kidding. My name is Tito. I am Italian, i like macaroni. macaroni is good. I like to play the ball in the hoop. Ive never lived in italy, i lived in india, brazil, and morocco. i go to the rabat american school.i also play soccer, it is really fun! I celebrate christmas, easter,, thanksgiving and other holidays.
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