OFFERED FOR SALE IS VINTAGE POTTERY  CLAY JAR CONTAINER  THAT  WAS MADE BY KABYLES-BERBER PEOPLE FROM NORTHERN ALGERIA AFRICA .THE KABYLES ARE A BERBER PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN NORTHERN ALGERIA.

FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS KABYLE WOMEN HAVE MADE EARTHENWARE OBJECTS FROM LOCALLY-DUG CLAY. KABYLE POTTERY WAS TRADITIONALLY MADE FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES SUCH AS PREPARING AND SERVING FOOD,STORING WATER  AND PROVIDING LIGHT , AND FOR RITUAL OCCASIONS SUCH AS BIRTHS AND WEDDINGS.

THE CLAY OF THIS WATER JAR WAS SHAPED BY HAND  USING THE THUMB AND COILING METHODS. BEFORE FIRING, THE JAR  WAS DECORATED WITH TRADITIONAL ABSTRACT DESIGNS

.THIS JAR  10 " H x 6 1/2" WIDE .

CONDITION-GOOD ,JUST SOME LIGHT PAINT LOSS FROM AGE. IN PICS

NOTE  Any discount can not be used in combination with Best Offer