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Water pot

Maker Nupe Artist or related people

Date20th century

Place of originNigeria, Africa

MediumTerracotta

Dimensions14 x 16 in. (35.6 x 40.6 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Object number2006.2.10

Collections

AFRICAN

Visual DescriptionGlobular pot with narrow neck, flared everted rim; striations on mouth, neck, belly; loops of smooth relief on shoulder, indented bifurcation on belly.

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Spherical pot with long narrow neck and flared rim; raised designs with small pellets; vertical striations; lozenge pattern; "naval" on lower part of belly.

Anthropomorphic pot

Ga'anda Artist

20th century

Ovoid pot with neck and flared everted rim; incised motifs on neck, shoulder, and belly; large triangles; rubbed with kaolin to contrast with dark, smooth surface.

Pot (chilongo)

Makonde Artist

20th century

Pot with globular body; constricted neck swelling into a bowl-shaped cup; incised linear bands overall.

Water Pot

Nupe Artist

20th century

Water Jar (jidaga)

Maninka Artist

early-mid 20th century

Ovoid; slightly carinated pot with neck and slightly flared rim; shoulder has raised striations; "ladder" motif; arcs on center register; rounded bottom.

Storage Pot (mulondo)

Songye Artist

early 20th century

Globular pot with red body and graphite slip designs on neck and shoulder.

Water Pot

Luvale Artist

1971

Ovoid pot with neck and flared rim; with incised geometric designs on neck and belly that appear to have been rubbed with white pigment (kaolin) to contrast with dark burnished surface; large semi-circle motifs

Water Pot (chilongo chakumuto)

Makonde Artist

20th century

Water pot

Nupe Artist

20th century

Globular vessel with long narrow neck; flared rim; flat lid with knob; rouletted shoulder and belly; burnished neck and band on shoulder.

Ceramic Bottle

Basoga Artist

20th century

Globular jar with hemispherical bottom, supported by large conical tripod legs with rattles and small firing slits, bottom joins into spherical wall with short raised rim larger effigy face on side of wall raised loops for ears small nubbins for mouth and nose indented circular rings for eyes.

Globular tripod jar with effigy

Costa Rican Artist

1200-1550

Tall ovoid jar with shaped neck, four horizontal strap-style shoulder lugs and everted mouth rim; deep brown glaze over neck through lower belly, turning marks, cracklure on shoulder, unglazed neck, flat unglazed base.

Large Dark-brown Glazed Jar with Four Handles

Chinese, Southern China

Late Song-Yuan Dynasties, late 12th-14th century

Symmetrical vessel with globular belly, narrow neck, wide flared rim, small foot, orange-red, burnished surface with even coloration.

Vessel Series I, no.1

Magdalene Anyango N. Odundo

2004