Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

Nigerian Nupe Gourd Water Vessel

More From This SellerView All
  • Nigerian Nupe Gourd-Form Water Vessel, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    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 ...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases

    Materials

    Terracotta

  • 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...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Urns

    Materials

    Terracotta

  • Nupe Gourd Water Vessel, c. 1900
    Located in Chicago, IL
    Inspired by the natural world, nupe ceramicists fired this water vessel in the shape of a gourd. The vessel's varied textures and colors come from its utilitarian design. The paralle...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
    By Nupe
    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 f...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Abstract Sculptures

    Materials

    Terracotta

  • Djerma Painted Water Vessel
    Located in Chicago, IL
    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...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Vases

    Materials

    Terracotta

  • Nupe Incised Water Vessel
    By Nupe
    Located in Chicago, IL
    The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects, like this water vessel, received detailed attention. The vessel's varied texture...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vases

    Materials

    Ceramic

You May Also Like
  • Early 20th Century Palm Wine Vessel
    Located in Chicago, IL
    An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered ...
    Category

    Early 20th Century Zambian Tribal Vases

    Materials

    Ceramic, Natural Fiber

  • 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 Congolese Tribal Urns

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • Pre-Columbian Cupisnique Stirrup Vessel from Peru
    Located in Atlanta, GA
    A pre-Columbian ceramic stirrup vessel in Cupisnique style circa 700-500BCE. This ancient vessel features a robust squatted body and a short thick stirr...
    Category

    Antique 15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Tribal Art

    Materials

    Ceramic

  • African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
    Located in San Francisco, CA
    Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...
    Category

    20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

    Materials

    Wood

  • African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
    Located in Atlanta, GA
    An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa. Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white; Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...
    Category

    Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Wood

  • Tutsi Beaded Prestige Bottles
    Located in Point Richmond, CA
    Prestige display bottles Tutsi People Rwanda and Burundi First half of 20th century European glass bottles, glass beads, cotton net stringing Height: tallest is 11.25 inches.  
    Category

    Early 20th Century Rwandan Tribal Tribal Art

    Materials

    Cotton, Glass, Beads

Recently Viewed

View All