Dramatic raku fired vessel with white crackle glaze over blackened clay. The lid is finished with a jawbone and bone beads. 14"W x 33"T.
At the "Centered on Clay" show, Spirits in the Wind Gallery, Golden, Colorado 6 January - 31 March 2012.
Also featured in the background are images from the Smithsonian collection:
Reliquary Guardian Figure: Mbulu-Viti Kota-Ndassa/Wumbu peoples, Republic of Congo Wood, brass, copper Bequest of Victor K. Kiam, 77.245 (cat. 69)
and
Bush Spirit: Asye Usu Late 19th-early 20th century Baule peoples, Côte d'Ivoire Wood, brass, glass, cloth, iron, pigment Bequest of Victor K. Kiam, 77.232 (cat. 28)