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Tutsi Peoples
African

Pot

20th century

Dimensions:
25 in. x Diam. 19 1/2 (63.5 cm x Diam. 49.53 cm)
Medium and Support: Terracotta
Accession Number: 2016.0016

Credit Line: Gift of Dileep and Martha Mehta

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Tutsi vessels demonstrate various ways that the surface of pottery can be embellished. Decorative techniques include stamping, impressing, carving, punching, rolling, modeling, applying coils or shapes of clay, scratching, scraping, and burnishing or polishing. This large bottle is finished with modeling or relief as well as the application of colored clays or minerals.

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