Vessel with Arm-shaped Handle

Dagari people, Burkina Faso, African

20th century

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Vessel topped with female head has narrow, cylindrical spout and strap handle. Head has three rows of plaits, closed coffee-bean eyes, nose and mouth. Body and shoulder of vessel have three registers of decoration, consisting of alternating triangles and diamonds.
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