As it is commonly said that the gift of a man would make room for him in a place of honor. This is the case of this popular woman Ladi Kwali who is an epitome of virtue and honest labor
Dr. Hadiza Ladi Kwali was born in 1925, in the village of Kwali in the Gwari region of Northern Nigeria. There, pottery was a common occupation among women so she learnt the art from her aunty using the traditional method of coiling.
During her first professional years, the traditional cultural environment moved her to produced pottery pieces that were influenced by the Gbagyi tradition and accentuated with personal idioms.
She made large pots for use as water jars and cooking pots from.