Tech giants, Google, on Wednesday celebrated Nigerian potter, Ladi Kwali, with a doddle, describing her as one of the finest artisans from the country.
“Here’s to you, Ladi Kwali! Thanks for putting your unique spin on a traditional craft and sculpting a place for future generations of women artisans,” it said.Born in 1925 to a family of potters in Kwali, Abuja, Ladi Kwali learnt pottery from her aunt. She was to later refine the coil and pinch methods as she made several containers ornamented with animal iconography.
“She fused her traditional style with these innovative methods to craft a hybrid collection of pottery stylized with zoomorphic illustration,” Google said about her.
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