Nigeria Terracotta
Nok Terracotta Standing Dignitary Figure, TL Tested, Nigeria Africa 500-100 BC
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
characteristics that distinguish Nok pieces from terracottas of later cultures in Nigeria include the triangular
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nigerian Primitive Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$35,500
H 30 in W 10 in D 11 in
Nigerian Nupe Storage Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were known as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Urns
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the natural world, Nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied surface textures and colors come from its functional design. The ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
African Nupe Terracotta Vessel Support, c. 1900
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Akan Terracotta Commemorative head of an ancestor Akan People, Ghana
Located in Leuven , BE
Akan Terracotta Commemorative head of an ancestor , Akan People, Ghana
Willem Geyskens 1977
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$1,794
H 5.12 in W 3.75 in D 2.76 in
African Nupe terracotta pot / 20th century/Geometric decorative ceramic
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This impressive jar is an unglazed terracotta vessel believed to have been made by the Nupe people
Category
20th Century Nigerian Other Vases
Materials
Pottery
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RARE TRIBAL TERRACOTTA - NOK CULTURE, NIGERIA
Located in Stamford, CT
many Nok terracottas has eroded, leaving a grainy, pocked exterior that does not reflect their original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
RARE TRIBAL TERRACOTTA - NOK CULTURE, NIGERIA
Located in Stamford, CT
Nok terracottas has eroded, leaving a grainy, pocked exterior that does not reflect their original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
RARE TRIBAL TERRACOTTA - NOK CULTURE, NIGERIA
Located in Stamford, CT
many Nok terracottas has eroded, leaving a grainy, pocked exterior that does not reflect their original
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Female Beaded Head
Located in London, GB
Brightly coloured beaded terracotta head commissioned in the 1960's to decorate wealthy Nigerian
Category
20th Century Nigerian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Male Beaded Head
Located in London, GB
Brightly coloured beaded terracotta head commissioned in the 1960's to decorate wealthy Nigerian
Category
20th Century Nigerian Other Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Wax
Nigerian Nupe Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. The form and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Nigerian Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Igala Incised Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
African pottery is revered for combining a simplicity of form with astonishing beauty and sophistication. Even an everyday object, like this water vessel, is richly balanced and deep...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Female Beaded Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Brightly colored beaded terracotta head commissioned in the 1960s to decorate wealthy Nigerian
Category
Vintage 1960s Nigerian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Nok Terracotta Figure of Seated Man, Nigeria, Africa TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Nok terracotta figure of seated man with expressive face and dotted Coiffure. I-III Century AD
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Nigerian Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian African Terracotta Pottery Storage Jar Impressed and Incised Geometric
Located in Wilton, CT
Big old Nigerian coiled terracotta round bottomed storage jar decorated all-over with impressed and
Category
20th Century Nigerian Primitive Jars
Materials
Terracotta
Fine Sculptured Terracotta Spirit Pot, Gaanda People, Nigeria
Located in Leuven , BE
Anthropomorphic Clay Pots have been used by the Village Population of Gaanda Tribe, settling in the remote areas of Gongola and Benue River. These Spirit-Pots have been used nearly b...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Vases
Materials
Clay
Nigerian Nupe Incised Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Nupe Incised Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegantly embellished with geometric designs, this rounded water vessel is a fine example of Nupe ceramics. The vessel's many textures are not only decorative, they are also integral...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Nupe Incised Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were known as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Set of 5 Sculptural Panels by Prince Tola Wewe, Nigeria
By Tola Wewe
Located in London, England
Prince Tola Wewe's work is deeply influenced by the Yoruba culture and in particular its folklore and myths which he re-interprets to create the most intriguing visual rhythms. Each ...
Category
2010s Nigerian Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Female Head Sculpture in Colored Beads, Nigeria
Located in London, GB
Brightly colored beaded terracotta head commissioned in the 1960's to decorate wealthy Nigerian
Category
Vintage 1960s Nigerian Other Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Nigerian Female Head Sculpture in Colored Beads
Located in London, GB
Brightly colored beaded terracotta head commissioned in the 1960's to decorate wealthy Nigerian
Category
20th Century Nigerian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Beads
Early 20th Century Nigerian Nupe Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Nupe Terracotta Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Bankoni People, Mali, Female Terracotta Statue with Beaded Necklace
Located in Leuven , BE
Female terracotta statue with beaded necklace. A rare find !
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
Igbo Bottle form Vase
By Igbo People
Located in Chicago, IL
This tall, bottle-necked vase was created by an artisan of the Igbo People of Nigeria. Bottle forms
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Nupe Carved Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. This water
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Beaded Head Sculptures
Located in London, GB
Brightly coloured beaded terracotta head commissioned in the 1960's to decorate wealthy Nigerian
Category
Vintage 1960s Nigerian Mid-Century Modern Busts
Magnificent African Ceramic Pot, Nigeria
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent terracotta vessel from the Nupe peoples of Nigeria. The etched design is continued
Category
20th Century Nigerian Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Terracotta Ceramic Pot
Located in New York, NY
Igala, Nigeria.
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Nok Terra Cotta Portrait Head Fragment
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nigeria (ca. 500 B.C-200 A.D.)
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Nigerian Tribal Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
African Ibibio Beaded Head Masks, Pair
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Nigeria, beaded masks over terracotta heads.
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Masks
Materials
Crystal
Nupe Terra Cotta Water Vessel, Nigeria
Located in Hudson, NY
The Nupe are a large ethnic group in mort-western Nigeria comprising some 900,000 people living
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Nupe Terra Cotta Water Vessel Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Used for water, as well as serving for the stand for a water vessel for the Nupe people in Nigeria
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Nupe Terra Cotta Water Vessel Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
Used for water, as well as serving for the stand for a water vessel for the Nupe people in Nigeria
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Vases
Materials
Terracotta
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Materials
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