Ritual Healing Vessel (itinate)

Mwana people, Cham people, Nigeria, African

19th-20th century

  • Titles Ritual Healing Vessel (itinate) (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay and slip
  • Dimensions 6 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (16.8 x 6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Dick Jemison Collection of African Pottery, AFI.426.2012
  • Work Type vessel
  • Classification Containers

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