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  • 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, ...
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    Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Vases

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    Terracotta

  • 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 Congolese Tribal Vases

    Materials

    Terracotta

  • 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 Congolese Tribal Vases

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • Burkinabe Storage Vessel, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    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

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • 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, like this storage vessel, received detailed attenti...
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    Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Urns

    Materials

    Terracotta

  • Bamileke Storage Vessel, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Like other African everyday ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet astonishing beauty. Each is hand shaped and fired in the open. They are generally s...
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    Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art

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    Ceramic

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