Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Hippo


Ohoto (hippo) masquerade by artist Sokari Douglas Camp from Nigeria.

Masquerade!

Masquerade outfit from the Chewa people from Malawi.

A Kuanyama Wedding

A Kuanyama Wedding by John Muafangelo, 1972 from Namibia

Water pot

Water pot made by the Manjoko people of Guinea Bissau.

Beer Cup

Handled cup for beer made by the Twa people from Rwanda.

Dolls house

Clay dolls house from Mauritania.

Pottery Bird

Decorative pottery bird made by the Sotho people from Lesotho.

Pot

Pot with mottled surface decoration from Somalia.

Ceramic Gravestone

Created by Tunisian sculptor Khaled Ben Slimane.

Calligraphic figures


I love these calligraphic figures from The Path of the Rose.  They were created by Rachid Koraichi from Algeria.  I can imagine them breaking out of their glass case and running round the museum at night when nobody is around.