Ranti Bam (Nigerian, born 1982). <em>Antafi</em>, 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)

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)

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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.

ARTIST Ranti Bam, Nigerian, born 1982

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

COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa

ACCESSION NUMBER 2019.25

CREDIT LINE Gift of Anne Goldrach in honor of Anne Pasternak

EXHIBITIONS

African Arts—Global Conversations

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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