Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Mangbetu Terracota Vessel , Early 20th Century

$500
£378.70
€434.93
CA$700.66
A$761.76
CHF 403.89
MX$9,131.60
NOK 5,133.20
SEK 4,702.71
DKK 3,250.54

About the Item

Mangbetu rare terracotta vessel. It was more common for vessels from the Mangbetu to have figurative elements; much more rare for them to be of geometric design. This one has incised lines and dots on the neck with a bulbous body
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Diameter: 5 in (12.7 cm)
  • Style:
    Tribal (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    CA, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2102346801342

More From This Seller

View All
Late 19th Century Two Handled Antique Portuguese Stoneware Jug
Located in CA, CA
A double handled antique Portuguese stoneware jug. Late 19th century. The jug has one flattened side for it to be stored on its laying down. Jugs such as these were used throughout I...
Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Rustic Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Etruscan "Bucchero" Black Ware Two Handle Vase
Located in CA, CA
An Etruscan "bucchero" black ware two handle vase dating from the 6th century BC. Adorned with boar designs in relief around the body of vessel and a single standing human figure in...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Other Vases

Materials

Pottery

Senoufo Wooden Hut Stool, Erly 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
Senufo wooden hut stool, foot carved with a cross. Early 20th Century.
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Carved Wooden Mpwuu Statue, Yanzi People, Democratic Republic of Congo
Located in CA, CA
This wooden male statue, of the Yanzi people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is carved in wood with traces of ‘Tukula’ pigment, characteristically elongated and stylised feature...
Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Hardwood

Bwami Initiation Statue, Lega People, early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
The smooth, dark patina of this small, carefully shaped, male, wooden initiation statue from the early 20th century, by the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflects ...
Category

Vintage 1910s Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Vase in the manner of Jean Besnard
Located in CA, CA
Art Deco vase in the manner of Jean Bernard.number on the base.
Category

Early 20th Century Vases

Materials

Ceramic

You May Also Like

Vintage Tribal Bakongo Terracotta Vessel with Ethnic Depictions Congo 1950s
Located in Salzburg, AT
Very beautiful and well-preserved vintage terracotta vessel with removable lid from the Congo region, Bakongo ethnic group. The fine decoration is partly engraved, but also modeled - houses, birds, fish, lins, small chain links and knots can be found on the outer wall of the object. The object has an elegant shape and captivates with its natural appearance. The Bakongo (plural, also Congo, singular Mukongo) are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group in the Congo River estuary in Central Africa, mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), the Republic of Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) and the neighboring areas of Angola (Zaire Province and Uíge Province) including Cabinda and Gabon.Their total number is over 5 million...
Category

Vintage 1970s Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Terracotta

African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Late 19th-Early 20th Century Tribal Terracotta Bottle, Djenne Area, Mali
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-Early 20th century tribal terracotta bottle, Djenne Area, Mali A handsome terracotta bottle from the Djenne area of Mali with incised geometric patterns on the globular ...
Category

Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Terracotta

Terracotta Djenne (Mali, Africa)
Located in PARIS, FR
Probably 14th-17th century. Djenne from Mali (Africa), beautiful terracotta slip, collar ending in a flared lip, beautiful example. Tomb object from an ancient Djenne site. This ev...
Category

Antique 17th Century Malian Tribal Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Terracotta Djenne (Mali, Africa)
$1,749 Sale Price
40% Off
Terracotta Jar from Java, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A terracotta jar from the island of Java, Indonesia with an elongated spout. Jugs such as these would have been used to store, water, oil and other liquids. The age related markings ...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Jars

Materials

Terracotta

Terracotta Jar from Java, Indonesia c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A terracotta jar from the island of Java, Indonesia with an elongated spout. Jugs such as these would have been used to store, water, oil and other liquids. The age related markings ...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Tribal Jars

Materials

Terracotta