MC1900 Rare anthropomorphic terracotta pitcher ZANDE Azande terracotta vessel

MC1900 Rare anthropomorphic terracotta pitcher ZANDE Azande terracotta vessel

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CONGO DRC

Rare anthropomorphic terracotta pitcher ZANDE

Pretty jug, obviously old
The same typical scarifications can be seen on the body of the container illustrated in Felix, page 203, fig 19.

Zande pottery is made by women, just like that of the neighbouring Mangbetu.

The Zande live mainly in northern Congo DRC, but also in western South Sudan and the Central African Republic.

Features:

OBJECT TYPE: pitcher
ETHNIC GROUP: Zande - Azande
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire). Ubangi area
MATERIAL: Terracotta
DIMENSIONS: Height 28 cm.
STATUS: Good
See photos


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Bibliography - Bibliography

- Ubangi, dir. JL Grootaers, Mercator Fund, 2007
- 100 peoples of Zaire and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Brussels: Zaire Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
- Receptacles, Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau, Ezio Bassani, Marie-Louise Bastin, Vincent Bouloré, Joseph Aurélien Cornet, Youssouf Tata Cissé, Michael Gibson, François Neyt, Jean-Paul Notué, Florence Vassallo, Dapper Editions, 1997.

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CONGO DRC
Rare AZANDE Terracotta Anthropomorphic Vessel

Beautiful jug, visibly old
We can see the same typical scarifications on the body of the container illustrated in Félix, page 203, fig19.

Zande pottery is made by women, as is that of neighboring Mangbetu.

The Zande live mainly in northern Congo DRC, but also in the west of the South Sudan and in the Central African Republic

Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Vessel, pot
ETHNICAL GROUP: Zande Azande
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (former Belgian Congo, former Zaire).
MATERIAL: Terracotta
DIMENSIONS: About 11 inches high (28 cm)
CONDITION: Good
Please have a look on the pictures.