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  • Bambara Jidaga Water Vessel
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    Formed by pounding flattened clay around a convex mold, this oblong footed vessel is a water storage jar known as a jidaga, created by women of the Bambara people of Mali. The body o...
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    Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Ceramics

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    The Djerma people of Niger are well-known for their gracefully shaped and delicately painted water containers. The surface paintings are applied after firing with all natural pigment...
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  • Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
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    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 ...
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    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases

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  • Ethiopian Milk Vessel
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    The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...
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    Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Bottles

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  • African Nupe Terracotta Vessel Support, c. 1900
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    Located in Chicago, IL
    The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support, received detailed attention. This flaring terra cotta form would have been buried halfway in the ground, in a Nupe home, and used as a stable base for a stack of traditional round pots...
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    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Abstract Sculptures

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  • Burkinabe Storage Vessel, c. 1900
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    Ovoid pots were an elegant storage solution in African tribal life. This beautifully balanced example is attributed to the Toussian people of Western Burkina Faso. Masterfully made to protect its contents from the elements, pots such as this one were coiled by female ceramists to hold food or personal...
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    Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Art

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