A small terracotta bowl with an uneven rim and a matte finish, the surface blending reddish and gray hues and punctured with tiny holes that form an irregular grid.
A small terracotta bowl with an uneven rim and a matte finish, the surface blending reddish and gray hues and punctured with tiny holes that form an irregular grid.
Close-up of a terracotta vessel with a brushed gray wash, its matte surface punctured with repeating bow-shaped holes arranged in slightly uneven rows that cover the whole vessel.
Previous image 1 2 3 / 3 Next image

Lawson Oyekan

Passage Pot (Afe Ika Afi Eke) Saworo
Now On View Recent Acquisition

Maker

Lawson Oyekan (b. 1961 in London)

Title

Passage Pot (Afe Ika Afi Eke) Saworo

Year

1993

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

25.4 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm (10 x 15 x 15 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan

Object Number

2025.39.31

Type

Exhibition History

A Shared Journey
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
Sep 13, 2025 – Mar 05, 2028
Decorative Arts and Design Galleries
Apr 15, 2014

Image use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use.

In copyright This object is in copyright

Tombstone

Lawson Oyekan (b. 1961 in London)
Passage Pot (Afe Ika Afi Eke) Saworo, 1993
Earthenware
25.4 x 38.1 x 38.1 cm (10 x 15 x 15 inches)
Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan 2025.39.31

To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.