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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 143, The Timothy Sainsbury Gallery

This object consists of 20 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Pottery Tool Kit

2008 (used)
Place of origin

These tools were used to create traditional Nigerian pottery, and were used by the potter Zuyari Gwi on his pottery in 2008.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 20 parts.

  • Base
  • Gourd Scraper
  • Metal Scraper
  • Pebble
  • Pebble
  • Bamboo Stick
  • Wooden Stick
  • Wooden Stick
  • Plant Cob
  • Plant Cob
  • Small Plant Cob
  • Small Plant Cob
  • String Roulette
  • Piece of Sponge
  • Twig
  • Twig
  • Twig
  • Twig
  • Twig
  • Twig
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Tools used by the potter Zuyari Gwi, Nigeria, 2008
Physical description
Tools of different materials used to create traditional Nigerian pottery
Summary
These tools were used to create traditional Nigerian pottery, and were used by the potter Zuyari Gwi on his pottery in 2008.
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
C.65:1-2008

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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