Vessel

Bozo people, or Somono people, Mali, African

15th-17th century

  • Titles Vessel (Descriptive)
  • Artist or, Somono people, Mali
  • Medium fired clay and slip
  • Dimensions 25 x 16 1/2 in. Diam. (63.5 x 41.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Dick Jemison Collection of African Pottery, AFI.218.2012
  • Work Type vessel
  • Classification Containers

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