H x W x D: 23.3 x 12.6 x 12.5 cm (9 3/16 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Type:
Ceramics
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
ca. 1920
Label Text:
African potters--primarily women--handbuild a variety of vessels they embellish with beautiful colors, designs and motifs which they then fire at low temperatures. They make containers for daily use such as holding water or cooking food over an open fire. They also make vessels to be used in special ceremonies or that become part of an assemblage of objects placed in a shrine.
This particular bottle contains a filter for protection against flies.
Description:
Dark colored bottle shaped vessel with a series of veritcally oriented incised decorations at the top and at the bottom and middle portions of the vessel.
Provenance:
Walshaert collection, Antwerp, before 1940
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, -- to 1989
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