Primitive Vases and Vessels

A Primitive teak wood Folk style wooden tree trunk mortar from the 19th century with distressed appearance, ideal to be used as a rustic planter. Cre...

Covered in a beautifully worn red clay slip, this hand-formed African vessel has a dramatic silhouette of a squat, ovoid body and a long, narrow neck. Subtly etched crosshatch patter...

This primitive ceramic vessel is a black clay censer attributed to the Bai minority culture of Yunnan province. A charred interior indicates the 19th-century vessel was originally us...

This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single f...

This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...

Antique African wooden milk jug with tin accent. Includes a beautiful hand woven top. The jug alone is 12” high. Great as a vase or art object. Early 20th century. This container ...

This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...

The Nupe people of Nigeria were known as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this storage vessel, received detailed attenti...

This petite hand-formed vessel bears a richly textured surface of worn red clay slip and dark smoke marks. Likely intended for everyday use, the simple bottle-form vessel reflects th...

This is a rare blackened hand-coiled spouted Amazigh buttermilk jug from Morocco. Originally designed for the storage and pouring of buttermilk, the piece is characterized by its r...

An authentic wood container used by the Tutsi people, a group of people residing near the African Great Lakes. Carved from a single piece of wood, this ...

We offer for sale a ceramic of great charm, a hybrid between a carafe and a vase, an object of common use that takes on an artistic value thanks to its sculptural shape and the splen...

Asian Pestle and Mortar and Apothecary Jar These very gnarled pieces are hand made and intended for the use of preparing and keeping ingredients. They both have either a copper or b...

Antique Moroccan terracotta amphora , simply for water in the desert. I have also some others. O/2782/9.

Grogged clay highlighted with a geometric polychrome frieze. Incised signature on bottom. About Accolay Accolay designates both the place (South Burgundy) and the name of a commun...

This petite pinewood vessel is an early 20th century mortar once used daily in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, and condiments. The rustic container was hand-turned to a ...

This antique teak wood bowl was originally used to pound rice. We added the shell inlay. This bowl was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be f...