Georgia Harris

Georgia Harris (29 ga Yuli, 1905 - 30 ga Janairu, 1997) ta shahara da kiyaye nau'ikan gargajiya na tukwane na Catawba. Ta kasance memba na Kabilar Catawba a Kudancin Carolina, Harris ta sami lambar yabo ta National Heritage Fellowship saboda aikinta. Duk da cewa ta yi ta ƙarnoni da yawa, tarihin farko na al'adar tukwane na Catawba da aka samu ya samo asali ne tun daga 1702.  Wannan tarihi ne mai wadata Harris ke da alhakin adanawa, gami da lokacin da ya kama daga 1930 zuwa 1960, lokacin da al'adar ta sha wahala saboda buƙata.  Tun daga lokacin da take da shekaru 9, Harris ta ɗauki sha'awar tukwane sosai, tana koyo daga mahaifiyarta da kakarta.  Yayin da lokaci ya shuɗe, Harris ta sami kanta musamman da al'adar yin bututu, daga baya ta ba wa ɗalibai da yawa fasaha.  Gado na Harris a tukwane na Catawba ya ci gaba bayan mutuwarta.

 Rayuwa ta farko 
An haifi Harris a ranar 29 ga Yuli, 1905, a Lancaster County ; wani wurin ajiyar Catawba kusa da Rock Hill, South Carolina . "HISTORY: Catawba Potter Georgia Harris". Statehouse Report. March 27, 2015. Kakanin Harris dukkansu suna da hazaka a fannin sana'a. An san kakarta Martha Jane a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin mafi kyawun masu yin tukwane na Catawba na ƙarni na sha tara, yayin da kakanta, Epp Harris, ƙwararren mai yin bututu ne.  Harris ta girma tana kallon 'yan uwanta masu hazaka suna aiki a sana'arsu kuma ta fara haɓaka ƙwarewarta bisa ga abin da ta gani. A lokacin da take da shekaru tara, Harris ta fara koyon dabarun tukwane daga mahaifiyarta. "Georgia Harris: Catawba potter". www.arts.gov. National Endowment for the Arts. n.d. Retrieved December 17, 2020. Harris ta fara da gwaji da yumbu ta hanyar amfani da hanyar naɗa, wanda ya haɗa da naɗa yumbu cikin dogayen naɗa sannan ta siffanta naɗa su zuwa wani babban gini.  Kamar yadda masu yin tukwane na Catawba da suka gabace ta suka yi, Harris za ta ƙona tukwanenta a cikin wutar da ke ƙone itace.  Duk da yanayin aiki mai wahala, Harris ta ci gaba da amfani da wannan dabarar har tsawon rayuwarta.

 Sana'a 
A tsawon aikinta, Harris ta yi ƙoƙarin kiyaye ayyukan tukwane na gargajiya na Catawba. Maimakon ta miƙa wuya ga jarabar ƙirƙirar ayyukanta masu dacewa da yawon buɗe ido, Harris ta tabbatar da cewa ta bi umarnin da ta koya tun tana ƙarama. [1] An san ta da ƙirƙirar nau'ikan tukwane iri-iri, tun daga tulun bikin aure zuwa bututun hayaki. [2] Harris za ta tattara yumbu daga bakin kogi a South Carolina, ta ƙera shi da hannu, sannan ta gasa tukwane a cikin ramin wuta. [3] A ƙarshen rayuwarta, Harris ta fara koyar da tsararrun tukwane na Catawba hanyoyin gargajiya da ta yi amfani da su. [4] Ta hanyar ƙara mahimmancin dabarun gargajiya ga ɗalibanta, kamar yadda kakanninta suka yi mata, Harris ta tabbatar da cewa tukwanen gargajiya na Catawba ba zai mutu ba bayan mutuwarta.

 Manazarta 

Rukuni:Mutuwan 1997
Rukuni:Haifaffun 1905