id:			160912
accession number:	1999.192
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.192
updated:		2022-09-10 11:22:46.689000

Pot, 1900s. Southern Africa, South Africa, Zulu-style potter. Terracotta; overall: 26.7 x 25.4 cm (10 1/2 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bernie and Sue Pucker in memory of Robert P. Bergman 1999.192

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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1999
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creditline:			Gift of Bernie and Sue Pucker in memory of Robert P. Bergman
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culture:	Southern Africa, South Africa, Zulu-style potter
technique:	Terracotta
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Overall: 26.7 x 25.4 cm (10 1/2 x 10 in.)
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Within the Zulu culture (the Northern Nguni tribe), the making of beer pots is the traditional function of women. A potter will travel far searching in riverbeds or for anthills that can supply the correct clay for the vessels. Formed using the coil technique and smoothed using flattened stones, the pots are fired in a dug-out earthen "kiln," and covered with palm leaves, whose oil results in the blackened, shiny texture of the vessels. Years of use deepen this texture to a rich woody patina.
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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Mrs. Paul Wurzburger Donates Major Calder Mobile to Cleveland Museum of Art, Korean Painting, Japanese Ceramic, Italian Drawing and other Works Acquired” September 8, 1999, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4281

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