The nearly 80 works in this exhibition showcase the diversity of purpose and style in functional African ceramics. Including works from cultures across the continent, the show is derived largely from a promised gift of nearly 100 African works from an anonymous New York-based collector. The gift is a welcome addition to the Museum's famed African art collection, and it includes notable objects from the Zulu, Lobi, and Songye cultures, among others.
African Ceramics is the first exhibit in the museum's newly reopened Ceramics II Gallery.