Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vessel

Chokwe artist; or Lwena artist

Date

late 19th century

Medium

Ceramic

Culture

Chokwe or Lwena

Department

Arts of Global Africa

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Lwena and Chokwe artists were inspired by European objects like chairs and teapots to make new forms of art. This spouted vessel is such an example. It has a lid shaped in the form of a human head, which has been incorporated into the main body of the pot. The fine black glossy glaze is typical for this kind of vessel, employed as a container for water or palm wine. Chokwe or Lwena, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

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