These humble objects, made from earth itself, blend the physical and metaphysical and take us on a journey of discovery and enlightenment. Many utilitarian pots are collected with little or no information about who made them, yet their marks of use reveal the manual labor that most Africans engage in over a lifetime. Religious conversion, urbanization, political upheaval, and war have made many objects like these disappear from everyday life. Each one of these pieces embodies a story that penetrates our soul even before it is told.

Showing 1–20 of 37 artworks

Ukhamba: Beer Drinking Pot (Zulu People, Southern Africa)
10.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 ″ Hand crafted from clay, with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish; coil method construction.

Ukhamba: Beer Drinking Pot (Zulu People, Southern Africa)
10.5 x 10.5 x 10.5 ″ Hand crafted from clay, with amasumpa, ukufusa and wax finish; coil method construction. $2,400.00

Apache Ola Basket
21 x 22 x 20.5 ″ $1,700.00

Uphiso: Beer Drinking Vessel (Tsonga People, Mozanbique)
13 x 14 x 14 ″ Hand molded of clay with amasumpa, ukufusa; wax finish; coil method construction, $2,280.00

Three-Spouted Ritual Vessel (Cross river region, Nigeria)
10 x 12 x 12 ″ Hand molded of terra-cotta clay. $1,690.00

Lidded Pot, (Lobi People, Burkina Faso, West Africa)
21 x 21 x 21 ″ Hand molded from terra-cotta clay. $8,990.00

Ritual Pot: Beer Drinking and Fermentation Vessel (Mandingo People,Guinea)
16 x 14 x 14 ″ Hand molded from terra-cotta clay. $1,559.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
18 x 15 x 15 ″ Hand crafted from terra-cotta clay, employing coil method construction. $1,200.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
17 x 15 x 15 ″ Hand crafted from clay, employing coil method construction. $1,450.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
18 x 16 x 16 ″ Hand crafted from terra-cotta clay, employing coil method construction. $1,250.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
16 x 16 x 16 ″ Hand crafted from terra-cotta clay, employing coil method construction. $1,195.00

Bushera Pot (Batwa People, Burundi)
19 x 17 x 17 ″ Hand crafted from terra-cotta clay $900.00

Three Spouted Vessel (Bukusu People, Kenya)
18 x 18.5 x 18.5 ″ Handcrafted terra-cotta, clay $3,900.00

Azande Altar Vessel, Azande People, Congo
21 x 13 x 13 ″ Hand crafted of terra-cotta clay. $5,000.00

Incised Pot (Nupe People, Nigeria)
16 x 14 x 14 ″ Hand molded of terra-cotta clay. $2,489.00

Anthropomorphic Wine and Medicine Vessel (Mangbetu People, Congo).
24.5 x 22 x 22 ″ Hand molded of terra-cotta clay. $5,849.00

Uphiso: Beer Transport and Drinking Vessel (Zulu People, Southern Africa)
13 x 13 x 13 ″ Hand molded of clay with amasumpa, ukufusa; wax finish; coil method construction. $2,490.00

Storage Vessel, (Dogon People, Mali)
19 x 21 x 21 ″ Terra-cotta, Coil construction method.

Fermentation Vessel, (Nyakusa People, Malawi)
10 x 17 x 17 ″ Terracotta, roots, quartz fragments / Hand Carved.

Vessel with Square Opening & Corresponding Lid, (Nanu People, Burkina Faso)
16 x 16 x 16 ″ Hand molded from terra-cotta clay.