Figurative Shrine Vessel Mwana people or Cham people or Longuda people Nigeria African fired clay

Figurative Shrine Vessel

Mwana people, or Cham people, or Longuda people, Nigeria, African

20th century

  • Titles Figurative Shrine Vessel (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay
  • Credit Line Gift of Barry Hecht and Toby Hecht, 1988.130
  • Object Name shrine vessel
  • Classification Containers

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