Not specifically documented under a standardized local term beyond the village name Kpeyi itself
The hand-building, sun-curing, and open-fire firing of clay cooking pots in the village of Kpeyi, Liberia, documented in precise technical detail through direct 1968 field observation. Potters shape vessels by hand using tools made specifically and exclusively for pot-making — never repurposed for other tasks — smoothing the interior with a dedicated smooth stone; the only substance applied to the pot is palm oil, added after initial drying and before final decoration. Following initial shaping, the pot is sun-dried for one to two hours, then removed from its resting mat and decorated using a metal bracelet or other dedicated tool; after decoration it is returned to the sun to dry fully for two to three days until completely white, then placed on a raised drying shelf over a fire for three additional days before undergoing a final direct firing of two to three hours. Decorative motifs are documented as chosen specifically to appeal to buyers rather than carrying personal or ethnic-identity significance, a pattern the same observer notes as consistent across pottery-producing areas of both Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Risk level: Endangered · Not independently inscribed
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