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Place of Origin: Burkinabe
16th Century Ceremonial Urn from Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in NICE, FR
Beautiful funerary terracotta urn called from the Bura region (Niger) in West Africa. This cylindrical anthropomorphic sculpture is adorned with geometric designs. It depicts a human...
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16th Century Tribal Antique Burkinabe Vases and Vessels

Materials

Terracotta

Toussian Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Ovoid pots were an elegant storage solution in African tribal life. This beautifully balanced example is attributed to the Toussian people of Western Burkina Faso. Masterfully made to protect its contents from the elements, pots such as this one were coiled by female ceramists to hold food or personal...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Burkinabe Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

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