Mud and Water Man - ACE039.3

Riverbank scenes in Ghana. Cardew VO talking about leaving Alajo setting up the pottery at Vume Dugame. Woman carrying unglazed pots and collecting water. Cardew visiting the former pottery buildings. His VO talking about serving a hard apprenticeship. Kilns. Pots. Woman with their children washing clothes and themselves at the river’s edge. Cardew VO talking about having to return to England because of ill-health, and returning to West Africa two years later, this time to Nigeria. Musicians. Cardew talking to local people and getting into a lorry. His VO talking about transport in Nigeria. Lorry moves off, heavily loaded with goods and passengers, and travels through countryside. Cardew’s VO talking about being sent to Nigeria in 1950 and setting up a pottery training centre at Abuja. Cardew at Abuja. Photographs of him with Athey, building a small test kiln, with pots, etc. His VO describes activities. Cardew greeting people he’d known in the past. People throwing pots, cups, etc. Cardew’s VO talking about the growth in the industry since he left Abuja, and the popularity of Abuja ware.