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NameWater pot
ProductionDr Ladi Kwali; potter; 1959; Abuja
Classificationjars, pots, studio ceramics, ceramics
Materialsceramic, celadon
Materials Summarystoneware, coiled, pulled, scraped; dark celadon glaze; sgraffito and roulette patterns highlighted with alumina and china clay slip; wood-fired
Techniquescoiling, incising, sgraffito, patterning
DimensionsOverall: 325mm (width), 320mm (height), 325mm (depth), 325mm (diameter)
Registration NumberGH012167
Credit linePurchased 2008
Overview
This water pot is characteristic of the work of Gwari potter Ladi Kwali. She became internationally renowned for her hand-built stoneware pots decorated with traditional and contemporary imagery – ranging from lizards and fish, to aeroplanes and guns. Already well-regarded locally, Ladi Kwali learned to use a wheel and create stoneware ceramics while working with artist Michael Cardew at Abuja. They later toured together overseas, and she was awarded an MBE in 1962.