Vessel with Lid

Lobi people, Burkina Faso, African

Mid 20th century

  • Titles Vessel with Lid (Descriptive)
  • Medium fired clay and slip
  • Dimensions 31 1/2 x 15 7/8 in. Diam. (80 x 40.3 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Dick Jemison Collection of African Pottery, AFI.352.2012a-b
  • Work Type vessel with lid
  • Classification Containers

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