Nigerian ceramics and pottery: Difference between revisions
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| # | Craft | Primary Material | Historical Context | Location (State) | Geopolitical Zone |
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| 1 | Nok Terracotta | Terracotta | c. 1500 BCE – 500 CE | Kaduna State | North West |
| 2 | Yoruba Pottery | Earthenware | Pre-colonial – present | Oyo State | South West |
| 3 | Nupe Pottery | Earthenware | Pre-colonial – present | Niger State | North Central |
| 4 | Igbo Pottery | Earthenware | Pre-colonial – present | Ebonyi State | South East |
| 5 | Tiv Pottery | Earthenware | Pre-colonial – present | Benue State | North Central |
| 6 | Ibibio Pottery | Earthenware | Pre-colonial – present | Akwa Ibom State | South South |
| 7 | Kanuri Pottery | Earthenware | Pre-colonial – present | Borno State | North East |
| 8 | Benin Court Ceramics | Clay (earthenware) | Precolonial court culture associated with ritual, shrine use, and palace contexts within the Benin Kingdom | Edo State | South South |
| 9 | Ife Pottery | Clay (earthenware) | Early urban and sacred ceramic traditions predating and accompanying the rise of bronze casting in Ife | Osun State | South West |
| 10 | Efik Pottery | Clay (earthenware) | Domestic and ritual pottery traditions associated with Efik communities in the Cross River region | Cross River State | South South |
