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Ladi Kwali

Nigerian potter
Person human Q16010963
Ladi Kwali
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Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
March 16, 1925, 1925[8]
Date of death
August 12, 1984
Place of birth
Kwali
Place of death
Minna
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[9]
Occupation
ceramicist, pedagogue, potter
Field of work
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics[10]
Award received
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Nigerian National Order of Merit Award, Order of the Nigeria[11][12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Hausa, English[15][16]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[22]
Has works in the collection
Michael C. Carlos Museum[21]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism, Black Lunch Table, WikiProject Craft, gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[17][18][19][20]
Personal pronoun
L484
🏷️ Also known as
en Ladi Dosei Kwali en Ladi Kwali it Ladi Dosei Kwali zh 拉迪·夸利
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
96560224
Library of Congress authority ID
no2022052118
GND ID
129590926X
AWARE ID
ladi-kwali
African American Visual Artists Database ID
9850
Artists of the World ID
00503369
Artsy artist ID
ladi-kwali
British Museum person or institution ID
125301
Europeana entity
agent/base/26752
Freebase ID
/m/05f3p53
Google Doodle
celebrating-ladi-kwali
Grove Art Online ID
T048410
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Invaluable.com person ID
0p25xsa91l
Te Papa agent ID
32591
Union List of Artist Names ID
500118574
V&A person ID
A6501

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Order of the Nigeria, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Nigerian National Order of Merit Award
Occupation 3
pedagogue, potter, ceramicist
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Hausa
On focus list of Wikimedia project 2
Art+Feminism, Black Lunch Table
Country of citizenship 1
Nigeria
Field of work 1
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Kwali
Place of death 1
Minna
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Ladi Kwali was born on March 16, 1925[1], in Kwali[2]. She died on August 12, 1984[3], in Minna[4]. She worked as a ceramicist[5], pedagogue[6], and potter[7].

FAQs

Where was Ladi Kwali born?

Ladi Kwali's place of birth was Kwali[2].

Where did Ladi Kwali die?

Ladi Kwali passed away in Minna[4].

What did Ladi Kwali do for work?

Ladi Kwali worked as a ceramicist[5], pedagogue[6], and potter[7].

What awards did Ladi Kwali receive?

Honors received include Member of the Order of the British Empire[11], Nigerian National Order of Merit Award[12], and Order of the Nigeria[13].

Related Entities

Minna Nigeria

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . abujafacts.ng. abujafacts.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . awarewomenartists.com. Retrieved . awarewomenartists.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Grove Art Online. abujafacts.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . collections.carlos.emory.edu. collections.carlos.emory.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Chukydyk · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'ff', 'fr', 'gpe', 'ha', 'hy', 'ig', 'pa', 'pnb',
    Sitelink count → 18
    Commons category → —
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Commons category: Ladi Kwali"
  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 129590926X
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45810|batch #45810]]: add missing GNDs"
  3. 20w ago · Hannolans · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Michael C. Carlos Museum
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights, Add copyright status based on date of death"
  4. 27w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Minna
    Award received → —
    Sex or gender → female
    Personal pronoun → L484
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:لادی کوالی]]"
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