Beer Vessel
Artist
Unknown
DateMid–late 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumEarthenware and graphite
DimensionsHeight: 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm)
Diameter (mouth): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Diameter (mouth): 10 in. (25.4 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Julianna Simmons
Object number2017.20.5
On View
Not on viewProvenanceDavid Roberts (dealer), South Africa (purchased from owner, Western shore of Lake Malawi, between Nkatha Bay in the south and Karonga on the Tanzanian border); sold to William B. Simmons, New York, NY, March 2005; given to daughter Julianna Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to NCMA, 2017.
Object Rights Statement
The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) makes images of its collection available online to support research and scholarship and to inform and educate the public. Certain works of art, as well as the photographs of those works of art, may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by the NCMA. The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist and for obtaining all other necessary permissions remains with the applicant. To request images and/or permissions from the NCMA, please complete our online request form.
