Ṣàwárí

The smith and his god, the paired brass figures that carried the authority of the Ogboni society, the women who built pots without a wheel, the carved and burnt calabash, and the leather trades of Ilorin and Oyo.

An examination of Yoruba ceramic traditions, detailing technical processes, female potting lineages, ritual and domestic vessel typologies, documented master artists, archaeological chronologies, and debates surrounding provenance and restitution.