Kuba Ceramic Anthropomorphic Vessel

Two mouths on one vessel. And the upper one has ears.

This anthropomorphic vessel is from the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th century, in terra cotta. The Kuba kingdom is famous for its love of decorated things, and even containers for palm wine or water could be finished as works of art, a mark of good taste and status. Two openings rise from the shoulder, the taller one with small ears at its rim. A band of incised triangles and punched dots circles the wide body, which is otherwise left smooth and brown. Eleven inches high.

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