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original udu making in Nigeria - Eugene Skeef's udu project

This short film by Eugene Skeef shows 4 Igbo women from Nigeria demonstrating the technique of making the udu, a clay pot drum. The udu was invented by the Igbo and it is traditionally a women's ce...  
 
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1019drummer (2 months ago) Show Hide
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love it..........
bruin03 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Most human beings know how to survive. Take away most of our luxuries and our innate human ingenuity will take. over. Necessity is the best teacher.
bruin03 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Nothing beats human ingenuity.
ceci97439 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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Amazing. As potters we have so many "tools" of the trade. As evidence of these fine women potters of Nigeria...we really don't need all those tools do we?
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How the crap can they shape the body that fast?! It's crazy! Do they have like a piece and go around the edge adding clay? That's what it looks like to me. I can't believe that lady at 1:17 just licks the tool she's using to get it moist!!
hobbexp (3 months ago) Show Hide
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its so warm ther so the clay dry fast, thats what i think,
Rogers1977 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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I know. My heart like skipped a beat.
biafraisnotdead (3 months ago) Show Hide
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Udu! Igbo people and their creativeness. See what their ancestors did!
ucmc45 (3 months ago) Show Hide
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am igbo man and am proud. this is my culture.i just wonna say thanks to my ancestors,look at what they created it has gone world wide. how could they know?

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