Mug
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Probably Danlami Aliyu
Medium
Handmade ceramic with glazed finish
Geography
Abuja, Nigeria, Africa
Date
1969-1971
Dimensions
12.7 × 15.24 × 13.97 cm
Object number
2017.51.6
Credit Line
Gift from the Estate of Dr. W. B. Ellis D.D. S. of Elora, Ontario
Cataloguer
Silvia Forni
ROM Staff, 2008 to 2022
Collection
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Large, hand-thrown mug with green and brown glaze, decorated with painted irregular motifs. Stamped at the bottom of the handle with the initials D.A. It was made in the Abuja pottery workshop, founded in 1950 by British potter Michael Cardew.
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