Vessel
| Artist | Ian Garrett (Zulu, born 1971) |
|---|---|
| Culture | Zulu |
| Title | Vessel |
| Date | 2007 |
| Medium | Clay |
| Dimensions | Object: 9 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (23.5 × 27 cm) Overall: 9 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (23.5 x 27 cm) |
| Credit Line | Museum purchase with funds from the Class of 1949 Endowed Curatorship for the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 2007.17 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A clay vessel with wide shoulders and a short, cylindrical neck with a slightly flared rim. The exterior of the body of the vessel is decorated with an elaborate pattern of circles and diagonal, pointed ovoid shapes.
Garrett's appreciation of the blackened sheen and patterning of Zulu wares can be seen in this saggar-fired vessel, but he draws his inspiration from an extremely broad range of ceramic traditions. Although Garrett wrote his Master of Fine Arts thesis on Zulu ceramist Nesta Nala, he has studied the deep ceramic roots of South Africa's diverse population, including Zulu, Sotho, English, and Indian traditions.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Vessel | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2007.17