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Tiare 'O Patitifa, Master Artisans of Polynesian Jewelry & Accessories, Handmade Costumes and Custom Designs.

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Choice between 2 unique and rare older primitive Vermasse terracotta pottery from remote East Timor Island, Indonesia. Completely hand crafted (centuries old process), and decorated with unique hand painted geometric motifs as well as "3D" Relief Motifs of People, crocodiles or geckos, all created with natural pigments. Choice between 2 one of a kind tribal pots unless you want both. P18 (on the left): MEASURES APPROXIMATELY: 8" x 8" (28" diameter). Large blackish monitor lizards and geometric motifs. AND/OR P23 (on the right): MEASURES APPROXIMATELY: 8.5" x 8" (25" diameter) Skinny geckoes, ancestors in 3D and geometric motifs Custom made stands (to display pots, baskets, plates and artwork, all sizes) are available and seen on photo 2, but are NOT included here. These stands can also be used as bases for glass tables.) We have collected these unusual extremely decorative pots for many years. This particular style is not made anymore today. Such extremely decorative urns are often adorned with animalistic motifs, often created in relief, combined with geometrical designs, reminiscent of old American Indian Pottery, and additionally hand-painted with local enhancing natural color pigments. This pot, discovered years ago, was made with a fine red clay mix combined with river sand & rice husk ash sieved through a fly screen and formed by hand, it bears some charcoal black marks on the outside from the burns of bonfires made from cow manure, burns which add to its charm and authenticity. Pots are only created during the dry season. It came from the Vermasse region of Timor and was used by the natives of Manatuto to boil water on an outside fire in order to make it ready for human consumption (water borne diseases are a major problem in East Timor, and the traditional solution is still to boil the water in order to make it safe). Vegetables can also be cooked in there. It is a unique collector item, a true work of primitive art and extremely decorative, es