Anglo-Nigeria Studio Pottery Culture: A Differential Factor in Studio Pottery Practice between Northern and Southern Nigeria

Documentation, Application and Utilisation of Clay Minerals in Kaduna State (Nigeria)

“…The mineral hold a significant importance especially to ceramic (pottery) practices in almost all parts of Nigeria from prehistoric period as also noted in [23]. In all parts of the country, native pottery is a vibrant traditional art form and an established cottage industry for earthenwares.…”

Ceramics art education and contemporary challenges in Nigeria

“…In the development of Nigerian ceramics around the midtwentieth century, the establishment of the Abuja (Ladi Kwali) Pottery Training Centre anchored by the British potter, Michael Cardew, was a remarkable precursor to the introduction of ceramic courses into Nigerian tertiary education. The 'Anglo-Nigeria studio pottery movement' of the 1960s, as discussed in Akinbogun (2009), characterized a period of interface between and synthesis of European pottery techniques and the traditional method of pottery practice in Nigeria ( Figure 1). Prior to this time, ceramic art practices followed essentially the traditional model and were limited to the use of hand and simple tools.…”