Tribal Art “Bakongo” Vessel

Congo, 20th Century

Artist / Ethnicity
– Unknown / Bakongo

Material / Technique
– Terracotta / pottery work

Vita
– The fine decoration is partly engraved, but also modeled.
– The Bakongo society is traditionally monogamous and matrilineal, divided into twelve clans. Their traditional religion recognizes two worlds: the material and the spiritual, which overlap at certain points and are mediated by the ancestors. Initiation rites play a significant role.

Dimensions
– D 21cm / H 26cm