Hand-coiled clay beer pot with incised and relief decoration, glazed with animal fat.
(8" high x 8.5" diameter)
Thukela valley, Zwazulu, South Africa, 2001
From a private collection.
Hand-coiled clay beer pot with relief "rope" decoration, glazed with animal fat.
(4 3/4" high x 4 1/4" diameter)
Thukela valley, Zwazulu, South Africa, December 12, 2000
Hand-coiled clay pot with incised and relief decoration, glazed with animal fat.
(5" high x 5" diameter)
Thukela valley, Zwazulu, South Africa, 2000
From a private collection.
Artist unknown.
Hand-coiled clay ukhamba pot with relief decoration, glazed with animal fat.
(9" high x 12.5" diameter)
Thukela valley, Zwazulu, South Africa, 2000
From a private collection.
Woven container with lid and stopper. Woven of plant fiber with aluminum wire accents, coatef with resin (20.5" h. x 14" diameter). Mid-20th century.
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.
Gourd container with lid. Gourd covered with woven plant fiber with aluminum wire and plastic fiber accents (16" h. x 9" diameter). Mid-20th century.
Ex. collection of Mary Sue and Paul Peter Rosen.
Hand-coiled clay beer pot with star pattern incised and relief decoration, glazed with animal fat.
(4 3/4" high x 4 1/4" diameter)
Thukela valley, Zwazulu, South Africa, 2000
Note damage to one decoration, as shown.
The rumor is that these bowls dance around at night! Wood vessel with four feet, and surface carving.
Kanuri people, Nigeria. Mid- 20th century.
(15 1/2" h. x 9" w. w 9 1/2" d.).
