The Atlantic Terra Cotta Company provided the original terracotta cladding. Roofing was typically of terracotta roof tiles. Swallow nests are generally built with plaster, wood, terracotta or stucco. The decorative elements made from moulded terracotta on the facade are renaissance italianate. Udaipur is well known for handicrafts such as paintings, marble articles, silver arts and terracotta. Early African sculptures can be identified as being made of terracotta and bronze. The whole exterior has delineated details decorated with the local terracotta ornamentation. Instead, she worked with modeled terracotta or plaster casts. Clay selection was very important to manufacture of terracotta. The function of Nok terracotta sculptures remains unknown. Precolonial West African sculpture also made extensive use of terracotta. Bells made of terracotta and bronze were used in Sparta as part of Athena's cult. This growth pattern can be seen on the clay soldiers in the Terracotta Army. In 1904 the building was given a new buff-coloured terracotta and brick front. The hip roof contains dormers and is covered with terracotta tiling.