Tribal African Pots

Mid-20th century beer pot cover (Imbengi) Zulu People, South Africa These beaded covers were used over the mouth of a traditional ceramic beet pot, Ukhamba, to protect the sorghum b...

Mid-20th century beer pot cover (Imbengi) Zulu People, South Africa These beaded covers were used over the mouth of a traditional ceramic beet pot, Ukhamba, to protect the sorghum...

The African tribal silver tea pot form is specific of the Mauritanian Tuareg Nomadic tribes, in north Western Africa and is made out of pewter and then decorated with copper and bras...

Zulu Ceremonial Beer Pot from Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Field collected by David Roberts in 1998.

Maconde water pot from the Mueda Plateau, Northeast Mozambique, Africa. David Roberts collection, 1998. Intricate etching throughout the piece. Lightning design attributed to the sca...

This African Bamana pot features a raised-relief lizard motif, suggesting its water-related function, which indicates that this is a domestic pot used for storing and serving water. ...

Offered by ZENA KRUZICK Mid-20th Century Zulu Ceramic Beer Pot, South Africa This large beer pot from the Zulu tribe of South Africa is one of the largest and most impressive tha...

Mid-20th century tribal ceramic beer pot, Zulu People, South Africa.

Mid-20th century tribal ceramic beer pot, Zulu People, South Africa.

An outstanding 20th century monumental tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with two wide incised chevron bands running around the perimeter of the pot.

The African tribal silver tea pot form is specific of the Mauritanian Tuareg Nomadic tribes, in north Western Africa and is made out of pewter and then decorated with copper and bras...

African tribal wooden mortar pot. Dates from the 20th century, hand carved decoration, very nicely patinated and worn over time.

An outstanding 20th century tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with hundreds of applied clay spikes running around the perimeter and forming a repeated "M" pattern around...

An outstanding 20th century tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with hundreds of applied clay spikes running around the perimeter and forming a repeated diamond pattern ar...

Hlabisa, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. Potter: Busisiwe Ngobese.

Zulu beer pots, or Ukhamba, are shaped with the coil method, then smoothed, incised, indented or embossed with geometric patterns, and finally fired, which hardens the clay and darke...

Bozo/Somono, Mali.

Igala, Nigeria.

This finely crafted ceramic cooking vessel comes from the Nyakusa peoples of Tanzania or Zambia. A flattened sphere, this pot has shallow vertical ridges leading up to the decorative...

This beautiful African ceramic pot is decorated with etched and slip-decorated leaves and triangles.

A magnificent terracotta vessel from the Nupe peoples of Nigeria. The etched design is continued even inside the upper portion which is supported by four small arms. This museum-q...

Mphise Area, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.

Horizontal ranks of pointed amasumpa nodes cover almost the entire surface of this Zulu beer pot, or Ukhamba, to dramatic sculptural effect. Usually deployed in low relief, here the ...

Nesta Nala (1940-2005) was an award-winning South African Zulu potter. Nala learnt how to make traditional Zulu beer pots from her mother Siphiwe, who was also a potter.