Read the passage:
'The traditional pottery of the Gwari (Gbagyi) people of central Nigeria is celebrated internationally for its sculptural elegance, functional durability, and intricate burnished motifs. Historically centered around towns such as Kwali and Suleja, female potters modeled vessels by hand using the pinch-and-coil technique without a potter's wheel. In the 1950s, pioneering potter Ladi Kwali joined Michael Cardew's Pottery Training Centre in Abuja, synthesizing ancestral hand-building traditions with high-temperature stoneware glazing, thereby introducing indigenous Nigerian ceramic artistry to global museums.'
What historical milestone in Nigerian ceramic art was accomplished by Dr. Ladi Kwali?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. merging ancestral hand-building pottery techniques with modern stoneware glazing
- Step 1: Locate reference to Ladi Kwali: 'synthesizing ancestral hand-building traditions with high-temperature stoneware glazing, thereby introducing indigenous Nigerian ceramic artistry to global museums'. Step 2. She retained hand-coiling while adopting kilns and glazes. Answer: merging ancestral hand-building pottery techniques with modern stoneware glazing. Why not the others: She worked by hand without a wheel; pre-colonial pottery was established centuries before; she did not replace clay with porcelain.
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