Antafi
Ranti Bam
Arts of Africa
Antafi is a handmade slab-built terracotta. Thin walls contrast with what the artist describes as a “robust form,” playing with the idea of fragility. The swirls of the white, pink, and red glaze evoke woodgrain. Such textures are often inspired by Ranti Bam’s travels and notes on the everyday. She writes, “The title of the work Antafi is from the Greek word for Rose. My works are titled purely descriptively and abstractly, looking for words that reflect and resonate the spirit of the work in either Greek or Yoruba, both languages I am familiar with.” Like Magdalene Odundo, Bam has centered much of her life in England. Her technique reflects her training at London’s City Lit College and her interest in diverse African hand-built ceramics.
MEDIUM
Ceramic, slips or underglazes, glaze
DATES
2019
DIMENSIONS
15 3/8 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (39 × 21 × 21 cm)
(show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed on the underside of the vessel
ACCESSION NUMBER
2019.25
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Anne Goldrach in honor of Anne Pasternak
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Ranti Bam (Nigerian, born 1982). Antafi, 2019. Ceramic, slips or underglazes, glaze, 15 3/8 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (39 × 21 × 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Anne Goldrach in honor of Anne Pasternak, 2019.25. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: , 2019.25_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 2019.25_PS9.jpg., 2019
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