Terracotta figurative jar Mangbetu - SOLD OUT
Mangbetu in African art
Called the "generous" in African art, these tribal pottery are intended to collect palm wine. In Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda ... and as in many other African countries, women are the potters. Men are responsible for the extraction and transport of the clay soil. Everything else belongs to women. The clay mixed with sand is trampled on. The technique used for the manufacture of pots is the so-called "pigeon".
The potter superimposes the rolls of clay and equalizes them with a spatula, a piece of calabash. The outer walls, still wet, are decorated with motifs using a small braid of rush.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 28 x 13 cm
- Ethnic group
- Country
- Origin
- Gathered in situ
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Mangbetu in African art
Called the "generous" in African art, these tribal pottery are intended to collect palm wine. In Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda ... and as in many other African countries, women are the potters. Men are responsible for the extraction and transport of the clay soil. Everything else belongs to women. The clay mixed with sand is trampled on. The technique used for the manufacture of pots is the so-called "pigeon".
The potter superimposes the rolls of clay and equalizes them with a spatula, a piece of calabash. The outer walls, still wet, are decorated with motifs using a small braid of rush.