Anina Major’s Giant Woven Ceramic Towers Rethink Bahamian Craft Traditions

Water Tower, 2024 Anina Major TERN Gallery In Anina Major ’s sculpture Water Tower (2024), strips of woven stoneware climb upward into a 45-inch-tall column, its ombré glaze deepening from pale aqua to rich turquoise. Melted sea glass glints across its irregular surface, while sand gathers around its base. The piece exemplifies the artist’s engagement with palm plaiting, a Bahamian weaving tradition that women have passed down for generations, often as a crucial source of their own income.