Brutalist Hand-thrown Pottery Weed Vase bat while the design on the

while the design on the interior container is more pronounced

In this work

at just over 18" long x 13

I've since learned  these types of fertility figures are made by the Sambura people of Kenya and that she is probably just a couple of decades old

Brutalist Hand-thrown Pottery Weed Vase bat while the design on theThis terrific hand thrown weed vase feels as if it emerged directly from the earth fully formed, rather like a vessel shaped rock! With a great rough texture and surface that varies all the way around, it feels both ancient and decidedly modern, and as much like a sculpture as a functional object. Really a beauty, I think, and the perfect complement to most anything one might display in it. I purchased this piece from the estate sale of a former