Luba Ceramic Medicine Pot

One arm reaches up to the head. The other ends in a short, blunt stump.

This medicine pot is Luba, from Lumbasi Village in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, late 19th century, in terra cotta. Figure-shaped vessels among the Luba and nearby peoples are associated with healing and the keeping of medicines. A round-headed figure with fine hatching across the cheeks and jaw rises from a swollen, egg-like body. Incised diamonds spread over the chest. The surface is dark brown and glossy, and the pot sits on a clear ring stand. Thirty-two inches high and 17 in diameter.

A very composed way to be full of something.