Vessel

Yoruba people, Nigeria, African

20th century

  • Titles Vessel (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay and slip
  • Dimensions 12 3/4 x 14 1/4 in. Diam. (32.4 x 36.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Dick Jemison Collection of African Pottery, AFI.326.2012
  • Work Type vessel
  • Classification Containers

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