Mangbetu · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Peoples
Mangbetu
- Also spelled
- Mangbattu
- Countries
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Region
- Uele, north-eastern DR Congo
The Mangbetu of the Uele region, in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are remembered for their courts and court art: harps, ivories, bark boxes and, from the end of the nineteenth century, ceramic vessels crowned with human heads.
Pieces from the Mangbetu 15 pieces
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The Tower of Faces, Mangbetu-Style Vessel
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The Guardian of the Great Face, Mangbetu-Style Vessel
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The Arch of Arms, Mangbetu Vessel
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The Ewer with Diamond Neck, Mangbetu
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The Three Companions, Mangbetu-Style Vessel
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Embracing the Knees, Mangbetu-Style Vessel
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Hands to the Cheeks, Mangbetu-Style Vessel
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The Thinker in Grey, Mangbetu Vessel
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The Red Vessel with Spout, Mangbetu
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The Dreamer, Mangbetu Vessel
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The Offering Bearer, Mangbetu Vessel
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The Smiling Ewer, Mangbetu
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The Seated Queen, Mangbetu Vessel
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