Hunter
Figure of clay that represents a hunter on the return of the hunt with the small deer that he has collected behind…
TRRC-64
List of the historical catalogue
C.- TERRACOTAS: CERAMICA
Text and organisation of the original catalogue · Jesús Arrimadas Saavedra
Actually ceramic and terracotta are the same thing, clay or ground cooked at lower or higher temperature. In African art a distinction is made, terracottas are understood to be those figures of baked clay, of great antiquity, that have been destined for some kind of worship, usually millennial, and that, for the most part, are the object of archaeological excavations. African ceramics is rather what we mean by pottery and whose objects are mainly intended for domestic or utilitarian use.
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Ikenga
An important figure in culture Igbo are the “Alusi” or geniuses of nature, responsible for disease and death, and charged with punishing…
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King O Notable With Cetro
Figure of a character sitting on a stool with a scepter shaped like a thick arrow in his hands.
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Vase
A pot intended for different uses. It is a container of the famous potter of Katiola, to 50 kms. north of Buaké.
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Katiola vessel
Two-pitoror vessel intended for different uses. It is a container of Katiola's famous pottery, 50 kms. north of Buaké.
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Katiola vessel
A pot intended for different uses. It is a container of the famous potter of Katiola, to 50 kms. north of Buaké.
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Oil Lamp
Large size oil lamp decorated with various characters. Two heads absent, restored.
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Man With Fans
Character with an elaborate hairstyle with collar at the neck, bracelets on the arms and elegant dress that has in his hands…
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Anointing vessel
Important Bantu village, just over four million, located in the southeastern part of Kenya, in the Ukambani region, formed by the counties…
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Ife Male Head (Reproduction???)
Magnificent terracotta head that undoubtedly represents an Oni or a notable Ife.
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