This message is in response to Mr. Durschlag's posting
about reproductions of slave artifacts. I have sent
him the information below, but I thought all might
benefit from it, so I am posting it here as well.

I think that the best source for reproductions of
Colonoware ceramics (slave made ceramics) would be the
Gullah potters of the South Carolina and Georgia low
country. For those of you unfamiliar with the Gullah,
they are a descendant group of the slaves brought into
the low country to work the rice plantations. They
retained much of their African cultural heritage
including ceramic making, basketmaking, and even some
religious traditions.  The Gullah cultural community
flourishes today in the low country of the Carolinas
and Georgia where they still produce finely woven
sweet grass baskets and ceramics that are nearly
identical to those produced 300 years ago. Although,
what was once produced for utilitarian purposes, is
now produced as an artform, Gullah ceramics are made
with the same technology and local materials (local
clays and marine shell tempers) that vessels were made
with 300 years ago.  Thats why I feel like the best
source for reproductions of slave ceramics would be
the Gullah artisans of the Carolinas and Georgia. I
have compiled a small list of several links to
websites that relate to Gullah ceramics and several
Galleries that display and sell Gullah artwork and
Artists guilds. If anyone would be interested in those
links, please reply to me off list and I will be happy
to forward it to you.

Hope this helps anybody who needs it.
Grant Quertermous

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