WHO IS LADI KUWALI

 LADI KUWALI
 Hadiza Ladi Kwali was born in the village of kwali in 1925, the Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was an indigenous female tradition.
 Ladi Kwali is one of the Nigeria's most famous artists and potters, She lived an accomplished life, and her legacy still lives on today.








Her first name, "Ladi" means born on sunday.
Several were acquired by the Emir of Abuja, Alhaji Suleiman Barau, in whose home they were seen by Micheal Cardew 1950.
 She learned to make pottery as a child by her aunt using the traditional method of coiling.
 She was arwarded an MBE(Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 1962.
 She is the only Nigerian woman to be featured on a currency note- 20 naira.
 Her pots were noted for their beauty of form and decoration, and she was recognized regionally as a gifted and eminent potter.
 In 1980, the Nigerian Government(from the Cabinet Office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria) invested to her with the insignia of th Nigerian National Order of Merit Award (NNOM), the highest national honour for academic achievement. She died on August 12, 1984.











Her pottery was displayed during the Independence celebration in 1960.
 She was a member of the Most Excellent order of the British Empire(MBE).
Ladi was the recipient of a silver award for excellence from the Smithsinian Institute, Washington D.C
 Even though she could not read nor write, Ladi was awarded a Doctorate degree by Ahmadu Bello University in 1977.
 A road in Abuja has been named after her, named nLadi Kwali road.
  A sculpture of her is being made by Ambrose Diala.