Ideqqi Pottery: Berber Double Handles Vase

Vase with double handles and large neck in Ideqqi pottery. North Africa. Very good general condition, no defects to report.
Diameter at the widest 20cm or 64cm in circumference.

“The women of rural North African societies, both potters and weavers, are custodians of a culture and know-how passed down from generation to generation, but which today tends to be lost with the rural exodus and the economic development. The geometric patterns that adorn the pottery - which we find on textiles and women's tattoos - carry a symbolic meaning whose origins date back to the Neolithic era. The purity of forms, the simplicity and spontaneity of the decorations give these objects a particular charm. They demonstrate a remarkable harmony between function, form and decoration. Excerpt from the book published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition "Ideqqi: Art of Berber Women" at the Branly Museum. »