, ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Haus a ▁city / states ▁of ▁Northern ▁Niger ia ▁which ▁were ▁being ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ful ani ▁j ih ad ists ▁under ▁their ▁char ism atic ▁She ik , ▁Us man ▁bin ▁F odio . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁its ▁clos eness ▁to ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁federal ▁capital , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁centre ▁of ▁excell ence ▁for ▁traditional ▁West ▁African ▁pot tery , ▁namely ▁the ▁world - f am ous ▁L adi ▁K w ali ▁Pot tery ▁Centre , ▁established ▁by ▁Michael ▁Car de w ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁leading ▁exponent ▁of ▁this ▁school ▁of ▁pot tery ▁was ▁Dr . ▁L adi ▁K w ali , ▁who ▁received ▁world wide ▁acc laim ▁for ▁her ▁works , ▁the ▁original s ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁on ▁display ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁Disc over ies ▁of ▁ancient ▁sculpt ures ▁of ▁the ▁N ok ▁culture , ▁both ▁at ▁S ule ja ▁town ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Mak ab olo ▁River ▁bed , ▁have ▁helped ▁prove ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁N ok ▁on ▁the ▁Y or uba ▁art ▁of ▁If e . ▁Today ▁S ule ja ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁exp orter ▁of ▁G b ari ▁pot tery . ▁Cot ton ▁we aving ▁and ▁d ye ing , ▁with ▁locally ▁grown ▁ind igo , ▁and ▁mat ▁making ▁are ▁traditional ▁activities , ▁but ▁far ming ▁remains ▁the ▁chief ▁occupation . ▁Local ▁trade ▁is ▁primarily ▁in ▁agricult ural ▁products . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Pot tery