African Beer Pots
Early 20th Century African Zulu Beer Pot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This early 20th century African Zulu beer pot, traditionally known as an ukamba, is a striking
Category
Early 20th Century South African Tribal Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
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Nupe African Beer Pot
Located in Wainscott, NY
Very cool, nice scale, beer pot with unusual geometric details. From the Nupe people
Category
Antique 19th Century Nigerian More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Pottery
Zulu Ceremonial Beer Pot from South Africa
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Ceremonial 5 finger beer pot from Kwa_Zulu Natal, South Africa. Field collected by David Roberts in
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Vintage 1980s South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Zulu Ceremonial Beer Pot from South Africa
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Zulu Ceremonial Beer Pot from Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Field collected by David Roberts in
Category
Vintage 1980s South African Tribal Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Zulu Ceramic Beer Pot, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by ZENA KRUZICK
Mid-20th Century Zulu Ceramic Beer Pot, South Africa
This large beer
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Vases
Materials
Clay
Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century beer pot cover (Imbengi) Zulu People, South Africa
These beaded covers were used
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
Mid-20th Century Beer Pot Cover ‘Imbengi’ Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century beer pot cover (Imbengi) Zulu People, South Africa
These beaded covers were
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Beads
20th Century Zulu Beer Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding 20th century tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with hundreds of applied
Category
20th Century South African Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Field Collected South African Ukhamba of Beer Pot
Located in Hudson, NY
This Ukhamba or beer pot comes from Melmoth South Africa and was made by a member of the
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Primitive Jars
Materials
Ceramic
Outstanding Zulu Beer Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding 20th century monumental tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with two wide
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ceramic Beer Pot, Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal ceramic beer pot, Zulu People, South Africa.
Made of burnished clay with
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Tribal Ceramic Beer Pot, Zulu People, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal ceramic beer pot, Zulu People, South Africa.
Gracefully incised lines
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Zulu Beer Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding 20th century tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with hundreds of applied
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
20th Century Zulu Beer Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding 20th century tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with hundreds of applied
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Vases
Materials
Earthenware
20th Century Zulu Beer Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding 20th century tribally-used Zulu hand-built ceramic beer pot with hundreds of applied
Category
20th Century South African Organic Modern Vases
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Tribal Zulu Beer Pot, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
Zulu beer pots, or Ukhamba, are shaped with the coil method, then smoothed, incised, indented or
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Tribal Zulu Beer Pot, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
Horizontal ranks of pointed amasumpa nodes cover almost the entire surface of this Zulu beer pot
Category
20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Ceramic
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Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Mini-Tratten
Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights an...
Materials
Metal
$2,121 / item
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Midcentury Modern Desk Organizer by Børge Mogensen, 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely desk organizer by Børge Mogensen, made from oak with red, grey and white lacquered drawers. The drawers fit A4 size magazines and documents.
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Urns
Materials
Ceramic
Floor Lamp Mod. 1968 by Fontana Arte
By Fontana Arte
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Floor or reading lamp mod. 1968 by Fontana Arte.
Simply and elegant brass structure in its original vintage patina.
The lampshade is adjustable and rotating.
Published on I Quaderni...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Model of a Greenhouse, France, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Model of a greenhouse in glass and iron. The greenhouse has an iron base, rectangular in shape, with cut corners. The body of the greenhouse, made of iron and glass, is welded to the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
American Federal Mahogany
Satinwood Butler
s Desk with Paw Feet. NY, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany butler's desk with a carved molded edge, three upper drawers with original brass knobs, sliding fall front interior desk with Satinwood drawers and pigeon h...
Category
Antique 1810s American Federal Desks
Materials
Brass
$18,500
H 49 in W 47 in D 22.75 in
Concordia Chair by Mira Nakashima based on a George Nakashima design, USA
By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio
Located in Berlin, DE
Mira Nakashima Concordia Chair based on a design by George Nakashima. Outstanding grain on the seat, can be signed. Important: Please consider the production lead time of around 18 m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Ch...
Materials
Walnut
$10,400 / item
H 31.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
"Nane - Qagyuhl" Native American in Grizzly Costume - Photogravure Print
By Edward Curtis
Located in Soquel, CA
"Nane - Qagyuhl" Native American in Grizzly Costume - Photogravure Print
Photogravure of a Native American man from a photo by Edward Sheriff Curtis (American, 1868-1952). The man i...
Category
Early 20th Century Photorealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink
$1,072 Sale Price
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H 22 in W 18 in D 1 in
Santana and Adam Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with feathered design, signed Santana and Adam Martinez. 1955 - 1975; 5 1/2" x 6 1/2"
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, are internationally renowned 20th-...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery
Materials
Clay
Ancient Berber terracotta pottery
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Berber terracotta pottery, 18th century.
With its modern shape and mineral color, this ceramic will be perfect in a natural, refined and delicate decoration.
Placed on a piece of f...
Category
Antique 18th Century Moroccan Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
A Roman bronze head attachment of a youth
Located in UTRECHT, UT
A finely detailed appliqué with the face of a youth, wavy hair framing the circular face, with well defined eyes, pierced for inlays.
5.5 cm (h)
Provenance:
Ex Jean-Phillipe Mari...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Early Peter Voulkus Ceramic Vase
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Peter Voulkus ceramic vase early 1960'd
[unsigned].
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Cambodian Silver Stag Box
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cambodian Silver Stag Box. A traditional sturdy crouching stag form with front legs stretched out before him and the hind legs slightly splayed underneath. The hammered silver with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cambodian Other Metalwork
Materials
Silver
Hedwig Bollhagen Biscuit Box Group of Three
Located in Litchfield, CT
By Hedwig Bollhagen, Germany, circa 1960-1970s. These canisters are brilliantly Deco and fabulously Post Modern. Their colorful geometry is perfect for modern or midcentury decor. Th...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon sashes that s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
Vintage 1950s Mid Century Modern Star Perforated Brass Church Pendant Light
Located in Steinheim am Albuch, BW
Highly decorative vintage Mid-Century Modern perforated brass pendant lamps.
Lovely design with punched out stars all around. The lampshade is made of solid brass and has a wonderful...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$824 / item
H 11.82 in Dm 7.09 in
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Questions About African Beer Pots
- What is an African pot?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022African pottery is diverse and culturally varied. An African pot can be a simple vessel for food or liquid but many carry social and religious significance. African pottery has always been highly sought after and is beloved by antique collectors worldwide. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique African pottery from some of the world’s top sellers.
- How are African clay pots made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022African clay pots are made by coiling the material around a flattened base and then hand-molding it into the desired shape. Then, the piece is sun dried and fired at a low temperature. On 1stDibs, find authentic African clay pots from some of the top sellers around the world.