<p>This type of spherical pot with a short neck and linear ornamentation functioned as a symbol of rank for titled men in the hierarchical Igbo society. During ceremonies where titles were conferred, it would be used to serve palm wine to titleholders and other honored guests. This vessel’s surface decoration is unusually dynamic due to the textural contrasts between vertical and horizontal lines, and between smoothly burnished and bumpy incised areas.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1925
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 39.4 × 40.6 cm (15 1/2 × 16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Igbo
Artist
Igbo is the principal native language of the Igbo people, an ethnicity in the Southeastern part of Nigeria.
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Record
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- Igbo
- Year
- 1925
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Dimensions
- 39.4 × 40.6 cm (15 1/2 × 16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1925-136845
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified