id: 160819 accession number: 1999.13.a share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.13.a updated: 2023-01-11 08:47:04.104000 Pot, 1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Zulu-style potter. Terracotta; diameter: 45.7 cm (18 in.); overall: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.13.a title: Pot title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1900s creation date earliest: 1900 creation date latest: 1999 current location: creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Zulu-style potter technique: Terracotta department: African Art collection: African Art type: Vessels find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 45.7 cm (18 in.); Overall: 33 cm (13 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: This large, beautifully shaped vessel was used for the serving of beer, an essential component of Zulu hospitality. Undecorated vessels were for private household use, and ornamented examples were reserved for guests. Zulu pottery is produced by women, and is typically thin-walled, with a burnished black surface. Decoration may be incised around the shoulder, as in this example, or may consist of raised bumps that resemble body scarification. The basketry lid protects the vessel's contents from flies or debris; contemporary pot lids are often woven of telephone wire with a colorful plastic coating --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.13.a/1999.13.a_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.13.a/1999.13.a_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.13.a/1999.13.a_full.tif