Ladi Kwali Ceramics

Ladi kwali making pots was women s work in the nigerian villages and ladi came to abuja with a knowledge of traditional nigerian pottery.

Ladi kwali ceramics.

See more ideas about pottery ceramics african pottery. Ladi kwali oon mbe c 1925 august 12 1984 was a nigerian potter and one of the nigeria famous heroine. See more ideas about ceramics pottery african pottery. Jul 2 2017 explore barbara t.

Kwali receives a silver award for excellence during the tenth international exhibition for ceramic art at the smithsonian institute washington dc. The large pots used for water storage were made from spiralled coils of clay beaten from the inside with an implement like a potter s rib or a spoon and fired in the open air by covering them in dry. Hagan s board ladi kwali on pinterest. Ladi kwali was born in the small village of kwali ladi in the gwari region of northern.

She learned to make pottery as a child by her aunt using the traditional method of coiling she made large pots for use as water jars cooking pots bowls and flasks from coils of clay. Ladi kwali dies in minna. The sheraton hotel houses the ladi kwali convention center one of the largest conference facilities in abuja with 10 meeting rooms and four ballrooms. Jan 11 2019 explore zishen huang s board ladi kwali followed by 109 people on pinterest.