Pottery Industry Research Articles

Recapturing the Spirit in Ancient Cooking Pots

Cooking pots have been important in understanding ancient social and technological environments. In Ghana, the traditional cooking pot is a common sight in most rural communities; same can however not be said in the urban areas. This study thus revisits the traditional cooking pot, investigating its physical characteristics and its relevance in the modern Ghanaian society. The study was descriptive, using primary data collected from 222 respondents selected from selected pottery centres in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analyzing the data collected from the respondents with the help of the statistical package SPSS (version 22). The study established that the earlier techniques used in developing the traditional cooking pots stood the rigorous demands on their materials’ durability, making them survive for several centuries as evidenced by some archeological findings of early pottery products. The study also established that the ancient cooking pots had better fracture strength with higher ability to survive impact. It was observed that ancient cooking pots had better thermal conductivity and demonstrated higher skill level. However, the study observes that the traditional cooking pots have reduced in both purpose and symbolism and subsequently reduced in current usage. The study identifies the traditional cooking pot’s weak aesthetic appeal as a main factor driving its dwindling relevance. The study recommends the need for the pottery industry as a whole to be developed through a systematic integration of an improved quality of the various class of pottery product into societal demands and deliberately positioned to attract the needed patronage across the various societal engagements and needs. Keywords: Pottery, Cooking Pots, Clay DOI: 10.7176/ADS/97-03 Publication date: December 31 st 2021

Marketing communication strategy in increasing sales of pottery products

The Pottery industry sector has become a side and even main livelihood for certain people. However, changing times to a more modern era has made pottery products rarely used. It is necessary to apply the right marketing strategy so that pottery products still exist and can develop, one of which is through marketing communications. Through marketing communication is expected to increase product sales. The purpose of this study was to find out how the marketing communication strategy in increasing sales of pottery products. The research method used is qualitative through a literature study approach. Good and effective marketing communication can be a strategy for craftsmen to increase sales of pottery products. Marketing activities for pottery products are carried out by prioritizing raw materials for making pottery craftsmen themselves, so that they can know the process of making pottery craft, determining process, marketing locations or place, and promotion process

PENGEMBANGAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP GERABAH KECAMATAN MALO KABUPATEN BOJONEGORO

This study discusses the Development of Pottery Entrepreneurship, Malo District, Bojonegoro Regency. The problem in this research is how is the marketing strategy used in developing the pottery craft business so that it can survive in the midst of intense competition in other handicraft businesses that exist today. The type of research used is qualitative research in the form of applied research, which takes place in the center of the pottery industry, Rendeng Village, Malo District, Bojonegoro Regency. The analysis in this study was carried out using inductive analysis techniques using interactive analysis models and the preparation of community empowerment strategies with SWOT analysis using cross strategies, namely the strategy of utilizing all strengths to seize opportunities, strategies for overcoming weaknesses to seize opportunities, strategies for utilizing all strengths to overcome threats and strategies to overcome weaknesses and threats. Based on the results of the SWOT analysis, eight strategies were produced for the pottery industry in Rendeng Village, Malo District, Bojonegoro Regency, (1) Opening new outlets, (2) Utilizing social media to sell products, (3) Activating promotions, (4) Adding capital to increase sales. production capacity, (5) Improving the quality of products and services, (6) Developing new products, (7) Improving managerial capabilities, (8) Improving the quality of human resources.
 
 Keywords: Pottery, Marketing strategy, SWOT analysis

Penyuluhan Penggunaan Energi Listrik yang Efisien di Desa Banyumulek, Kediri, Lombok Barat

Banyumulek village, Kediri sub-district is the center of the pottery industry in West Lombok Regency, NTB. Pottery is produced using traditional equipment and additional equipment that uses a power source for the production process. An understanding of how to use electrical equipment to reduce production costs and efficiency in consumption of electrical energy needs to be given to the public. The community service team of the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Mataram provided counseling about this. The counseling was held at the Banyumulek village office which was attended by the village community and the Satria Rinjani youth group. The results of the evaluation based on the questionnaire analysis obtained that the majority were of productive age, i.e. 91.67% with an education level of 58.33% were high school and above, but all of them had never received counseling on the use of efficient electrical energy. The behavior of saving electricity is good, as much as 83.33%, even though they don't know how to use electricity efficiently.

Analisis Strategi Bauran Pemasaran Wisata Alam Gosari (WAGOS) dalam Meningkatkan Jumlah Wisatawan (Studi di Desa Gosari Kecamatan. Ujungpangkah Kabupaten. Gresik)


 
 The uniqueness of Gosari Gresik Nature Tourism invites local and non-local tourists with various rides offered including Flying Fox, fun outbound, love pool, ATV, mini trail for children, horse riding rides and photo spots with an entrance ticket price of IDR 10,000 for adults and IDR 5000 for children. The management of Gosari Gresik Nature Tourism cannot be separated from the role of youth youth organizations in Gosari village who see the benefits and preservation of the cultural heritage of Majapahit in the remaining area of ​​the pottery industry and inscriptions in Butulan Cave. The marketing mix strategy used is very effective in attracting tourists plus social media which continues to grow, making Gosari tourism increasingly known to foreign countries. But in every management there are obstacles that make tourism managers more qualified
 
 
 
 
 
 

Pottery and Poverty Reduction among Kisi Households in Ludewa District, Tanzania

The study investigated the impact of pottery trade in reducing poverty among the Kisi households in Ludewa district which is located very close to Lake Nyasa..The role of pottery industry in breaking the vicious cycle of poverty among the Kisi began during the Iron Age in the first millennium A.D. The Kisi people live in Ludewa District and a few have spread to neighbouring districts like Kyela and Mbinga. The main economic activity of the Kisi is fishing but after trade liberation in the 1980s fishing is overtaken by pottery industry. The data for calculation of poverty index was collected from three villages which are Lumbila, Nkanda and Nsele which had abudant raw materials for pottery making along Lake Nyasa. The calculation of various indicators of poverty and their relationship to pottery industry indicated that pottery has a reasonable impact on poverty alleviation among the Kisi in Ludewa District. This is verified by the improvement of housing whereby people involved in pottery industry had slightly better housing than others. The same was applied to income poverty where villages like Lumbila and Nkanda had a higher per capita income when compared to Nsele Village which depends more on crop marketing than pottery. As far as household asset ownership is concerned there were small differentials among the villages and this was also reflected on the utilization of improved power, health and sanitation. The main bottleneck in the alleviation of poverty among the Kisi people was lack of reliable inland transport which was hindered by steep slopes close to the Lake and unreliable motorboats which ply along the lake. Some villages like Lumbila have managed to purchase a boat but in the case of Nkanda due to management problems the boat has been abandoned. The overall indicator shows that Lumbila village with more diversified economy had higher per capita income than the other villages. Besides this the villages were vulnerable to environmental degradation and disasters related to health.

Water efficienty and eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) growth with size pottery irrigation in Alfisols and Entisols

Climate change sues more effects in irrigation water management. The dry season is a major problem for the cultivation o rainfed crops. Subsurface irrigation with pottery potentially as a way out for rainfed crop cultivation. This study aims to determine the size and origin of pottery which has a high level of irrigation efficiency. This research is a pot experiment with pottery irrigation treatment with water seeping out of the pot into the soil efficiency and to obtain the size of the irrigation pot and the original material that is effective as a water pottery. Purple eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) was planted in Alfisols and Entisols soil in pots with a diameter of 60 cm and irrigation with pottery. The potteries were buried in the soil in the planting media, and the water was filled through the neck of the pottery and the volume measured every day as consumption of irrigation. The pottery used is from the center of the pottery Industry in Java, namely Bayat and Kasongan, with a volume of 7 liters and a small 3 liters. Result showed that the 3 liters size of pottery Kasongan produced more fruit than other treatment in Alfisols and efficient irrigation in Entisols than other pottery. The 3 liters pottery size is more water effiecient and has better plant yield than a 7 liter pot.

PENINGKATAN DAYA SAING INDUSTRI KREATIF UNGGULAN SULAWESI UTARA MENGHADAPI MASYARAKAT EKONOMI ASEAN (MEA)

In 2015, Indonesia entered a new economic era in the Southeast Asian Region, namely the introduction to the Asean Economic Community (AEC). The role of the creative industry that is so large and significant must be maintained to be able to compete in the implementation of the AEC. This study aims to identify and recommend strategies for the creative and leading industries of North Sulawesi Province to improve competitiveness in the face of the AEC. To formulate alternative strategies to increase industrial competitiveness using SWOT analysis. Some creative industry players become informants through in-depth interviews. The list of questions consists of two parts. The first part deals with historical information on the establishment of a business. The second part is 26 question items that refer to the Diamond Model (DM). The results of the SWOT analysis, the pottery industry and the stage home industry are in quadrant I. It means that the company is implementing an SO strategy. The SO strategy is to utilize the company's internal strengths to attract external profits. In general, organizations will implement WO, ST or WT strategies to achieve situations where they can implement SO strategies. The existence of the ASEAN free market is a threat and also an opportunity that must be exploited. Human resources are a major factor in the creative industry. The results found a crisis of skilled and professional labor in the pottery industry and stilt houses. Most of the existing workforce is self-taught because it is a hereditary industry. Specifically for the stage home industry, attention needs to be paid to the continuity of wood raw materials and the licensing is simplified.

Potters’ marks as expressions of change in the maiolica craft of colonial Mexico and the doctrine of ‘blood purity’

SUMMARY Among the elements found on tin-glazed ceramics of Iberian tradition recovered from archaeological excavations in Mexico City are the potters’ marks painted on the surface of the vessels. These were commonly placed on the external and internal surface of serving ware pertaining to the 17th and 18th centuries. Archaeological research on maiolica from Mexico has insufficiently addressed the significance of the marks in terms of changes in the pottery industry and culture within the colonial environment. Drawing from historical sources and archaeological samples the research of such elements allowed to observe changes that occurred inside the maiolica industry and the status of potters, and will argue that the marks are elements that embody the ideological realm. In the particular case of Mexico, these marks embody notions of the doctrine of ’blood purity’ that permeated the craft.

/h/‐dropping and occupational role in Stoke‐on‐Trent's pottery industry

AbstractThis article examines /h/‐dropping in the occupational community of Stoke‐on‐Trent's pottery industry. Using oral history interviews, the article presents quantitative statistical analysis of linguistic and social factors influencing /h/‐variation among these speakers, showing that specific occupational department is the best social predictor of levels of /h/‐dropping. Speakers with more manual, factory‐floor‐based roles show consistently high rates of /h/‐dropping, while speakers with less manual, more varied and/or esteemed roles show lower, and more variable, rates. This suggests a reanalysis of the broad social meanings of /h/ on a local level to enact a hierarchy internal to the industry. Qualitative analysis of individual speakers is employed to explore social meanings of /h/ in this community and how these create and reflect broader social categories. Discussion is linked to wider themes of the role of occupation in social class groupings used in variationist sociolinguistics, suggesting complexity within the classic ‘working‐class’ category.

Surviving the aftermaths of natural disasters: the earthen vessels of Kerala, India

PurposeSince 2018, the two floods and droughts that struck Kerala's economy have threatened the state's sustainable earthen vessel production. Current studies allocate focus to the pottery industry's techno-social impacts and ethnography of the potter community; hence, there is a gap in understanding consumers, who are responsible for environmentally conscious behaviors, and their switch from earthen vessels to other materials adaptable to modern kitchens. This study aims to bridge gaps in understanding the reasons behind their demand shift and the challenges of earthenware consumption and production after the disasters.Design/methodology/approachThis quantitative research explored the perceptions of pottery producers and consumers in Kerala. The sample for the primary survey comprised 590 randomly selected consumers and one master artisan from each of Kerala's total of 44 registered pottery communities. Unpublished records provided the secondary data on production and sales.FindingsAn upward shift in the demand for earthen vessels after natural calamities is observed. Quality, availability and adaptability are consumer concerns. The Markov chain analysis predicts that future consumption of earthen vessels depends on improved marketing mix strategies. After natural disasters, persistent demand exists for earthen vessels, but sustainable production is challenged due to the deteriorating quality and shortage of clay along with the consequent increase in procurement costs of raw materials.Originality/valueAs the earthen vessel industry was affected by disasters very recently, this study contributes an immediate exploration of its sustainable production and consumption challenges.

THE EFFECT OF FINANCIAL ATTITUDE AND FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE ON COMPANY PERFORMANCE WITH FINANCIAL DECISIONS AS INTERVENING VARIABLES: A BEHAVIORAL FINANCE PERSPECTIVE

This study aims to analyze the effect of Financial Attitude and Financial Knowledge on Company Performance with Financial Decision as an Intervening Variable on Small and Middle Enterprises Owners in Lombok Island. This research's theoretical contribution is expected to contribute to the knowledge and development of behavioral finance theory related to Financial Decision-making and Company Performance in Small and Middle Enterprises. Besides, it is also hoped that behavioral finance will become a subject in the financial management course. Furthermore, this research's practical contribution is expected to provide input, suggestions, and recommendations to the NTB Provincial Government's policymakers in making policies related to SMEs' development. This research is research based on a quantitative approach, with this type of explanatory research. The study population was all SMEs in Lombok Island. The sampling was carried out by non-probability selection, namely using judgment sampling, selecting SMEs engaged in the pottery industry and had already exported. Of the existing population, there are 35 (Thirty-Five) SMEs that can be taken as samples. Respondents in this study are the owners of each of these SMEs. The data collection technique used in this study was to use a questionnaire. The data obtained will be processed as needed by using GSCA (Generalized Structured Component Analysis) statistical tools to achieve the research objectives and hypothesis testing. The results showed that Financial Attitude and Financial Knowledge had a positive and significant effect on Financial Decision-making. Financial Decisions did not mediate the impact of Financial Attitude and Financial Knowledge on Company Performance, and Financial Decisions had a negative and significant effect on Company Performance. This circumstance is also motivated by the age of most of the respondents of productive age, mostly male, most of the education level is high school, and the length of business is more than 10 (ten) years. Keywords: Financial Attitude, Financial Knowledge, Financial Decision, Company Performance

Thai pottery industry economic innovation on the edge pottery purchasing decision factors Dan Kwian pottery village - a case study (purchasing decision factors case study of Dan Kwian pottery village)

Thailand is well known for its floating markets and night markets in Bangkok and surrounding areas. It is lesser known for its pottery markets which include Jattuchak market (JJ market) and the most famous Dan Kwian pottery village on the outskirts Nakhon Ratchasima city, also known as Korat. This quantitative research project focused on the market visitors' perceptions and purchasing decision making in relation to pottery shopping at the Dan Kwian market. This destination shopping experience combines affordable prices with cultural tourism and economic development and entrepreneurship. This research project concentrated on the product characteristics and pricing of Thai pottery. With the main points to be researched being: does the product match the needs of the consumer?; what is the relationship between product and price?; as well as styles and form factors of the pottery products and the colour varieties of the pottery products. The main purpose of going to the pottery market was shopping for reasonable local products while supporting the local economy. The majority of the shoppers had a positive shopping experience and were happy with the quality and prices at the Dan Kwian pottery market. It is hoped to replicate this study at other pottery markets in Thailand and around the world.

PENGARUH FINANCIAL ATTITUDE DAN FINANCIAL KNOWLEDGE TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN KEUANGAN PADA PEMILIK USAHA KECIL DAN MENENGAH (UKM) DI PULAU LOMBOK: SUATU PERSPEKTIF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE

This study aims to analyze the effect of Financial Attitude and Financial Knowledge on financial decisions on Small and Medium Business Owners (UKM) on Lombok Island. The theoretical contribution of this research is expected to contribute to science and the development of behavioral finance theories related to financial decision making in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). It is also expected that behavioral finance will be the subject of financial management courses. Furthermore, the practical contribution of this research is expected to provide input, suggestions and recommendations to the policy maker of the NTB Provincial Government in making policies related to the development of SMEs. This research is a quantitative approach based research, with the type of explanatory research. The study population is all SMEs in the island of Lombok. The sampling technique is done by using Non probability sampling, which uses judgment sampling, which is choosing SMEs that are engaged in the pottery industry and have already exported. From the existing population, there are 35 (thirty-five) SMEs that can be taken as samples. Respondents in this study are the owners of each of these UKM. Data collection techniques used in this study were using a questionnaire. To achieve research objectives and hypothesis testing, the data obtained will be processed according to needs using GSCA (Generalized Structured Component Analysis) statistical tools.The results showed that Financial Attitudes had a positive and significant effect on financial decision making by SME owners and owners. This means that the better the Financial Attitudes owned by SME owners, the bolder they are in making financial decisions. Financial Knowledge has a positive and significant impact on financial decision making by SME owners and owners. This means that the better the Financial Knowledge possessed by SME owners, the bolder the financial decisions will be

PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI PROGRAM E-MARKETPLACE PADA PENGRAJIN GERABAH DESA BUMI JAYA SERANG BANTEN

Pottery is a traditional product that is still being made and developed. But the existence of pottery today has begun to diminish its interest because it has to compete with modern products. Therefore, the need for empowerment of Small and Medium Industries, especially the pottery industry to be able to compete in the modern market. This paper aims to: (1) know the potential of proper local empowerment in Kampung Gerabah Bumi Jaya Serang Banten, (2) identify the right model of economic development and empowerment, (3) Analyze the usefulness and benefits of technology in the economy of the pottery industry through E-Martketplace on pottery craftsmen in Kampung Gerabah Desa Bumi Jaya Serang Banten. The method used is a descriptive qualitative approach to obtain relevant data in community empowerment, especially empowerment in pottery craftsmen in Kampung Gerabah Bumi Jaya Serang Banten. The results showed that empowerment through e-Marketplace can be done on pottery craftsmen in Bumi Jaya Village. Pottery sales through e-marketplaces have a high opportunity if developed well and continuously and there are innovations in pottery products.

Redesign and Improvement of Pottery Spinner to Increase Worker Producivity

Many small industries produce handicrafts related to art in Bali, one of which is pottery. Pottery is an object made of clay which is formed and then burned to be a unique shape such as: jugs, glassware, cauldron, brazier, piggy bank, and other objects. The process of producing pottery required the complex steps, from preparing clay, printing by turning, drying and burning. The main difficulty of pottery producers is in the process of forming shapes which involved the rotating spinner. Most of small industries still use the manual spin control to rotate clay bucket holder. This research aims to re-design of a rotating spin machine from the existing pottery industries to increase the productivity. The sample was overtaken from 12 craftsmen in Singakerta Village, District of Ubud Gianyar, Bali. Sample P0 was given to craftsmen is still used the old design and P1 was given to sample modified and re-designed the old machine with added automatic control of rotating spinner. Workload is calculated based on the worker's pulse rate which is measured using a pulse meter. Research data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. T-test method was performed to analyzing the differences range between groups P0 and P1 at significance level of 5%. The results showed a workload was decreased from heavy to moderate by 12.09%. Production rate was increased by 282.1%, and productivity increased by 334.6%

Arbeid van vrouwen in Limburg in de twintigste eeuw: een stille revolutie

Female labour force participation declined in Limburg from a relatively high level at the start of the twentieth century to a relatively low level at the end of that century. In this article this “silent revolution” is analysed by focussing on the development of women’s labour in agriculture, in the South Limburg mining district, and in the Maastricht glass and pottery industries. The high level of female labour force participation was, firstly, caused by a high labour input of women in small farming predominating in Limburg agriculture well into the 1950s, secondly, by the many women, both married and unmarried, employed in the Maastricht glass and pottery works. In the mining districts, by contrast, women’s paid labour was almost absent (apart from employment of young, unmarried women in the clothing industry). The relative decline of female labour in the Province of Limburg is foremost a consequence of the growth of mining relative to agriculture. But in agriculture and the Maastricht industries female labour declined as well, due to the exodus of young women out of agriculture in the first, and of changes in production and employers’ policies in the second case.

SAFAVID CERAMICS THROUGH THE EYES OF EUROPEAN TRAVELLERS

The ceramic industry of Safavid Iran (1501-1732) represents one of the high points of the production of pottery in the world, and especially in the Islamic World. The present study aims to investigate Safavid ceramics from the accounts of European travellers and study their accounts about various aspects of Safavid ceramics. In this regard, dozens of travelogues of the Europeans who travelled to Iran during the Safavid era were studied. Travellers’ accounts on Safavid pottery that reflected in their travelogues, not only describes pottery as one of the distinguished Iranian industries, sometimes they also provide remarkable unique information about the pottery industry, the centers of manufacturing, trade, and export of pottery which are discussed in detail during the paper. This paper shows that travellers’ accounts are significant to the study of Safavid ceramic arts history.

Demonstration of Subclinical Early Nephrotoxicity Induced by Occupational Exposure to Silica among Workers in Pottery Industry.

Background:For many years, several studies drew attention to the possible nephrotoxic effects of silica and distinct renal dysfunction involving glomerular and renal tubules in workers exposed to silica. Objective: To determine the early signs of subclinical nephrotoxic effects among some Egyptian workers exposed to silica in the pottery industry. Methods: This study was carried out in El-Fawakhir handicraft pottery area, in Greater Cairo, Egypt. The studied population included 29 non-smoking male workers occupationally exposed to silica in addition to 35 non-smoking administrative male subjects who represented the comparison group in the study. Measured urinary parameters were concentrations of total protein (TP), microalbumin (Malb), activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), g-glutamyl transferase (g-GT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), and silicon (Si). Results: Silica-exposed workers showed significantly (p<0.05) increased levels of urinary TP, Malb, ALP, g-GT, LDH, and KIM-1 compared with the comparison group. Among the silicaexposed group, increased urinary Si levels were positively and significantly correlated (Spearman's ρ>0.60, p<0.001 for all variables) with the elevated urinary proteins (including KIM-1) and enzymes levels. All measured urinary parameters were positively and significantly correlated (ρ>0.75, p<0.001 for all variables) with the duration of work among exposed subjects. No significant correlation was observed between the measured variables and the age of workers. Conclusion: There is associated subclinical glomerular and tubular affection among silicaexposed workers, which is related to the duration and intensity of exposure.

Renewing a dysfunctional innovation ecosystem: The case of the Lalejin ceramics and pottery

The innovative output of nations is partly explained by the strengths of its innovation ecosystems. The Iranian Lalejin city has been home to a ceramics and pottery industry for at least 200 years. Despite showing resilience over the years and occasional success; e.g. the 2016 “World Pottery Capital” designation; the industry is facing plummeting demand for consumer artifacts and rivalry from competitors. Innovation is the key to survival and sustainability but innovation capacity is low. This study adopts the “innovation ecosystem” lens to address the problems. Interviews provide information for understanding the historical evolution of the industry, mapping the status quo, highlighting the barriers and drivers of innovation, and crafting a renewal plan. The proposed renewal process pools regional authority, expertise, and stakeholders to craft an effective and sustainable solution. While the study does not proffer a new theory of ecosystem renewal, there are important implications for research and practice. For practitioners, understanding the ecosystem evolution and the cultural underpinnings of the observations will help craft a detailed, sustainable ecosystem renewal plan. A cultural turnaround program may also be needed. For researchers, linking cultural characteristics, ecosystem evolution and outcomes is a viable and fruitful research avenue.