Vessel

Possibly Bobo people, Banfora region, Burkina Faso, African

19th century

  • Titles Vessel (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay and slip
  • Dimensions 28 x 24 1/4 in. Diam. (71.1 x 61.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Dick Jemison Collection of African Pottery, AFI.307.2012
  • Work Type vessel
  • Classification Containers

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