Clay with a history
It is the Amerindian pottery techniques that have survived the passage of time, and as in Sainte-Anne, the technique of the colombin used by the Arawaks remains the most practiced and continues to be perpetuated. It is nevertheless enriched by the contribution of other cultures as well as modernism. It is still used by the potters of Sainte-Anne, in particular the daughter of Mrs. Trime who took over from her mother. The kitchen utensils such as the canary, the coco neg and the shard which are all used for cooking, come from this tradition. It is to them that we owe the clay men and women who are much awaited in the parades during Carnival. They are covered with clay, move and, suddenly statufied, remain frozen like the mime Marceau in immutable postures evocative of everyday scenes, then leave to start again further.
