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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Art | Australian, Aboriginal & International
• Sale Date:
  17 May 2021 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  6156
• Lot Description:
  Ladi Kwali (c.1925-1984) Nigeria - Lidded Tureen
  Glazed earthenware with incised pattern of symmetrical shell design
  H 15 cm, Dia. 32 cm, 36 cm incl handles
  Artist's impressed stamps to base
• Notes:
  The artist was born in the village of Kwali in the Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was an indigenous female tradition. She learned to make pottery as a child, using the traditional coil pot method. Michael Cardew established the Pottery Training Centre in Suelja (Abuja) in 1952 & there she learnt wheel throwing, glazing & kiln firing, the use of slip, eventually becoming an instructor. Ladi Kwali's pots were featured in international exhibitions & she gave demonstraions in Great Britain & France, touing Ameria with Cardew in 1972, her work was shown at the Berkley Galleries in London to great acclaim.
• Estimate:
  A$1,200 - 1,800
• Realised Price:
  $0.00
• Category:
  Ceramics & Porcelain

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