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Ladi Kwali
Water jarcirca 1962

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with globular body and flared mouth, dark brown surface decorated with white-filled incised patterns of cross-hatching, vertical columns, and a large central lizard figure
Ceramic vessel with globular body and flared rim, dark brown clay with densely incised geometric patterns including vertical bands, diamond shapes with crosshatched fill, zigzag lines, and triangular motifs at the neck.
Ceramic vessel with globular body and flared neck, dark brown with ochre tones, densely covered in incised geometric patterns including vertical bands, diamond shapes, zigzag borders, and crosshatching highlighted in white pigment.
Ceramic vessel with globular body and flared rim, dark brown surface with incised white-filled decoration; repeating lizard figures and hatched vertical bands encircle the body, geometric zigzag pattern at the rim.
Artist or Maker
Ladi Kwali
Nigeria, 1925 - 1984
Title
Water jar
Date Made
circa 1962
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
14 3/4 × 15 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (37.47 × 38.74 × 38.74 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 2024 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
M.2024.82.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design