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Places & Faces: Dada Pottery, Ilorin

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Kwara State is nicknamed the ‘State of Harmony’. It was easy to see why during my visit with Unravelling Nigeria last October. As I already mentioned in the second part of that series, I found the people of Kwara to be one of the friendliest set of people I have ever met in all my travels within Nigeria.

Everyone, from the hotel staff to the Oba and his chiefs at the palace; from the staff who worked at the Unilorin zoo gate to Dada Community and to Esie Museum, every single person we met welcomed us with a smile and so much warmth.

Ilorin Children NigeriaOne of our stops during the trip was Dada Pottery, an all-female run enterprise in the heart of the city of Ilorin. Here, we learned about the craft of pottery making – one that is said to be as old as the city itself. We also learned about how this craft is passed on from one generation to the next…

Kwara Dada Pottery

I enjoyed visiting and documenting the entire process. These are some of the results of our little photo session. I hope you enjoy viewing these images as much as I did taking them…

Dada Pottery Kwara state

Dada PotteryUnravelling KwaraYou can read more about Dada Pottery in this article by Unravelling Nigeria.

6 comments

  2. The pictures are sooo beautiful!😍 I can’t wait till your next adventure!

    Signed
    Living vicariously through you😂

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  3. Beautiful images 😍 😍

    Now to come back to Nigeria and visit a Palace. Never visited been to one 💃

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