Mangbetu pottery container with hermaphrodite ancestor

It is a very finely handcrafted terracotta pot by a potter among the mangbetu peoples of congo, drc, africa. It is a npot, known as "nembwo" is considered a decorative pot for trade. This is a particularly fine example with a fascinating image of a hermaphrodite or ancestor of the tribe with male and female attributes.

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