Brutalist Hand-thrown Pottery Weed Vase bat I've since learned these types

I've since learned  these types of fertility figures are made by the Sambura people of Kenya and that she is probably just a couple of decades old

As I've noted elsewhere

the seat of the tribal government

is in good condition

at just over 18" long x 13

Brutalist Hand-thrown Pottery Weed Vase bat I've since learned these typesThis terrific hand thrown weed vase feels as if it emerged directly from the earth fully formed, rather like a vessel shaped rock! With a great rough texture and surface that varies all the way around, it feels both ancient and decidedly modern, and as much like a sculpture as a functional object. Really a beauty, I think, and the perfect complement to most anything one might display in it. I purchased this piece from the estate sale of a former