VINTAGE UKHAMBA RITUAL INCISED CLAY BEER VESSEL ZULU PEOPLE SOUTH AFRICA


VINTAGE UKHAMBA RITUAL INCISED CLAY BEER VESSEL ZULU PEOPLE SOUTH AFRICA

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VINTAGE UKHAMBA RITUAL INCISED CLAY BEER VESSEL ZULU PEOPLE SOUTH AFRICA:
$295.00







GJPaw sales is pleased to offer agorgeous Ukhamba or ritual beer vessel, from the Zulu people, South Africa. The word ukhamba is a Zulu word for a large clay vessel andthe term is commonly used by all African cultures. In Zulu, ukhamba consists oftwo words: ukukhama (which means to squeeze out or compress out as in milking acow) + bamba (to hold in place so as to receive that which is squeezed out). InZulu culture, the ukhamba is a vessel, a reservoir, and a protector of thatwhich is valuable and good for physical and spiritual nourishment. It is acentral piece in the rite of social fellowship and that rite itself is treatedwith respect and studied deference. The clay pot is made out of earth, and symbolizes the Eternal Mother and womb from which all emerge and gets buried in order for others to emerge. The clay pot gives shape to its liquid contents and this means the shaping of all human knowledge by a lived life on earth. Ukhamba pots are formed by building upcoils of clay and smoothing them down with items such as the back of a spoon ora water-worn rock. The pot is put to one side until it has reachedleather-hardness, when incised designs are created using found objects such asmaize cobs, sharpened bicycle or umbrella spokes, combs and anything else thatwill create an attractive pattern. This superb example measures 8 inches indiameter by 6 inches in height (20.3 cm by 15.2 cm). It shows wear commensurate with use, including scratches and a chip on the rim, but generally is in very good condition, dating to the late 20th century. Afabulous collector’s item, coming from an important mid-West collection ofAfrican art, it is guaranteed authentic and would make a fine addition to anycollection of Zulu art or African art in general.

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VINTAGE UKHAMBA RITUAL INCISED CLAY BEER VESSEL ZULU PEOPLE SOUTH AFRICA:
$295.00

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