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Place of Origin: Congolese
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. Two aspects of the tribe's traditional culture can be seen in this handled jug—the allusion to tall coiffured hair, and the...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. This ceremonial jug seamlessly transitions between figurative and abstract forms, from the spout formed to look like hair, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. From the spout formed to look like hair, through the face, and down to the gourd shaped base, this jug seamlessly transitio...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Vases and Vessels
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Figurative African Mangbetu Peoples Anthropomorphic Vessel
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 20th century Mangbetu chief's pot, from DR Congo, a distinctive and beautiful anthropomorphic sculpture. This style of terracotta pot m...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Vases and Vessels
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Congolese Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Six Malachite Vases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impressive set 6 of Malachite vases.
Category
1960s Vintage Congolese Vases and Vessels
Materials
Malachite
African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Congolese Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Malachite Vase with Bronze Accent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Malachite vase with bronze detail.
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Vases and Vessels
Materials
Malachite
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H 8.67 in W 9.65 in D 4.81 in
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