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37610
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Offering new life to an old craft were two North Carolina potters who displayed their version of face jugs during the national craft revival of the 1960s and 1970s. Displaying this pottery’s relevance in ages past was a brief history of face jugs. Noted were purposes such as grave markers warding off evil and moonshine containers warding off children from their contents.
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38292
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Diane Aurit’s face jug collection and financial investment grows in tandem with her fascination with the history, the process behind their creation, and varieties of facial design. Famed face jug potters represented in her collection of 240 jars include Charlie Lisk, Don Craig, Burlon Craig, Kim Ellington, Steven Abee, and Joe Reinhardt.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 78 Issue 11, Apr 2011, p120-122, 124, 126 Periodical Website