Pottery & Terra-cotta
Made from the earth itself, clay bodies blend the physical and metaphysical.
These authentic objects embody stories that penetrate our soul, even before those stories are told.
Despite their humility, objects made of clay take us on a spiritual journey. Urbanization, political upheaval and war have made traditional objects like these disappear from everyday life. Many utilitarian pots are collected with little or no information about who made them, yet their signs of use reveal the rhythms of manual labor and the repetition of ritual that defined the lives of Africa’s indigenous peoples.
Zulu Beer Drinking Cup,Ukhamba
3.5 x 7 x 7 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Memorial Head
12 x 7 x 6 ″ Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
3 Legged Vessel
15 x 10 x 10 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel. (Ukhamba)
8.5 x 10 x 10 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
3 Legged Vessel
15 x 10 x 10 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
3 Legged Vessel
14.5 x 9 x 9 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel. (Ukhamba)
8.5 x 10 x 10 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
3 Legged Vessel
13.5 x 9 x 9 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
3 Legged Vessel
15 x 9.5 x 9.5 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
3 Legged Vessel
13.5 x 9 x 9 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel. (Ukhamba)
8 x 9 x 9 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel. (Ukhamba)
6.5 x 9 x 9 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel. (Ukhamba)
9 x 11 x 11 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Ukhamba
7.5 x 8 x 8 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Beer Transport Vessel, Long Neck, "Uphiso"
14 x 10 x 10 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel,Ukhamba
10 x 12.5 x 12.5 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Beer Transport Vessel,"Uphiso", Necked Pot.
12 x 11 x 11 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel, Ukhamba
10 x 13 x 3 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Figurative Vessel.
18 x 10 x 10 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Figurative Vessel.
18 x 10 x 10 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
A beer Carrying Vessel, "Uphiso",Necked Vessel.
13 x 13 x 13 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Memorial Head/Face
16 x 12.5 x 7.5 ″ Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
Nine Spouted Ritual Vessel, Mangbetu People, Congo
10 x 16 x 16 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Memorial Head/Face
16 x 14 x 5 ″ Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel,Ukhamba
11.5 x 12 x 12 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Jabu Nala, V Shaped Vessel, Zulu South Africa.
13.5 x 11 x 7 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Memorial Head
Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
Ukhamba
10.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface. Sold
Ritual Vessel, Matakam People, Chad
19 x 13 x 13 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Jabu Nala, Long Necked Vessel, Zulu South Africa.
16 x 10.5 x 10.5 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Akan Commemorative Portrait Ghana Terracotta
11 x 7 x 5 ″ Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
Memorial Head
11 x 8 x 5 ″ Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
Memorial Head
16 x 7 x 7 ″ Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
Ukhamba
10 x 11 x 11 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Ritual Vessel, Matakam People, Chad
18.5 x 13 x 13 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Zulu Beer drinking Vessel, Ukhamba
15 x 14 x 14 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Ritual Pot, Beer Fermentation Vessel, Lobi People, Burkina Faso.
17 x 17.5 x 17.5 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Memorial Head
14 x 8 x 9 ″ Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
Ritual Pot, Beer Fermentation Vessel, Lobi People, Burkina Faso.
22 x 17.5 x 17.5 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel, Ukhamba
12 x 15 x 15 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Three Spouted Vessel
18 x 18.5 x 18.5 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Memorial Head
Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.
Ukhamba
14 x 19 x 19 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Ritual Vessel
19 x 16 x 15 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel. (Ukhamba)
15 x 18.5 x 18.5 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Ukhamba
14.5 x 18.5 x 18.5 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Waisted Vessel
21 x 17 x 17 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Ritual Vessel
18 x 14 x 14 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Ukhamba/Yellow
12 x 15.5 x 15.5 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Concentric Rings Vessel
9 x 12 x 12 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface. Sold
Anthropomorphic Wine / Medicine Vessel, Mangbetu People, Congo.
24.5 x 22 x 22 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Anthropomorphic Wine / Medicine Vessel, Mangbetu People, Congo.
28 x 17.5 x 17.5 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Uphiso
13 x 14 x 14 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Uphiso
13.5 x 12 x 12 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Zulu Royal Beer Drinking Vessel, Ukhamba
16 x 21 x 21 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Zulu Artist, South Africa BEER VESSEL (UKHAMBA)
11.5 x 16 x 16 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface. Sold
Ukhamba
10.5 x 16 x 16 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Vessel with Figurative Decoration
9.5 x 11 x 11 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface. Sold
Ritual Vessel
47 x 11 x 11 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Zulu Beer Drinking Vessel,(Ukhamba).
14 x 16.5 x 16.5 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.
Altar Vessel, Sitting on 10 Small Vessels
23.5 x 19.5 x 19.5 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Contemporary Art Vessel
13 x 19 x 19 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface. Sold
Altar Vessel, Sitting on 10 Small Vessels
23.5 x 19.5 x 19.5 ″ Terra-cotta, clay | Handcrafted without the use of wheel utilizing molding techniques and their methods has been passed down through generations.
Ukhamba
15.5 x 19 x 19 ″ clay with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish | Coil method construction, incised or impressed clay surface.