Bobo Ceramic Vessel, Burkina Faso
Product ID: A1300-342
$1,895.00
About this piece
A round belly, a flared throat, and lines drawn with confidence.
Bobo potters of Burkina Faso, West Africa, made this vessel in terra cotta in the 20th century. Clay vessels in the region are commonly used for water, grain or brewing, and often carry simple incised decoration. The body is globular, rising to a wide flaring neck with a ridge at its base. Triangular lines are scratched across the shoulder. The surface is a mottled brown with lighter orange patches where the firing varied.
About twelve inches tall. Handsome empty, and handsome with branches in it.
