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Style: Primitive
Wabi Sabi Clay Bowl
Located in Clermont, FL
Antique terracotta clay bowl. Subtle imperfections, symbolizing its age, usage & beauty of natural decay.
Category

20th Century Unknown Primitive Pottery

Materials

Clay

Wabi Sabi Clay Bowl
Wabi Sabi Clay Bowl

Wabi Sabi Clay Bowl

Antique Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Lovely pot bellied glazed earthenware walnut oil jug with triple handles and spout is from the Périgord region in the Dordogne, France The jug was used to hold and transport walnut...
Category

18th Century French Antique Primitive Pottery

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

Antique Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug
Antique Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug

Antique Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug

Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Central Mexico, Early 20th Century
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Primitive terracotta water jar from Central Mexico, Early 20th Century
Category

Early 20th Century Mexican Primitive Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta

Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Central Mexico, Early 20th Century
Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Central Mexico, Early 20th Century

Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Central Mexico, Early 20th Century

Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Primitive terracotta water jar from Central Mexico, early 20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century Mexican Primitive Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta

Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Mexico
Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Mexico

Primitive Terracotta Water Jar From Mexico

Pair of Antique Nigerian Nupe Clay Pots w/ Rattan Handles
By Nupe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare antique Nupe pottery cooking vessels made by Nigerian artisan. Both have rattan decoration and handles.
Category

Early 19th Century Nigerian Antique Primitive Pottery

Materials

Pottery, Rattan

Pair of Antique Nigerian Nupe Clay Pots w/ Rattan Handles
Pair of Antique Nigerian Nupe Clay Pots w/ Rattan Handles

Pair of Antique Nigerian Nupe Clay Pots w/ Rattan Handles

Wauja/ Apulata. Céramique Indigène Brésilienne, 2022.
Located in PARIS, FR
This piece of native Brazilian ceramics, created by the Wauja tribe of the Haut-Xingu Park, skillfully combines tradition and contemporaneity. Made according to ancestral methods and...
Category

2010s Brazilian Primitive Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Wauja/ Apulata. Céramique Indigène Brésilienne, 2022.
Wauja/ Apulata. Céramique Indigène Brésilienne, 2022.

Wauja/ Apulata. Céramique Indigène Brésilienne, 2022.

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