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Water Vessel (chilongo chakumuto)
Water Vessel (chilongo chakumuto)

Water Vessel (chilongo chakumuto)

DateMid–late 20th century
Associated withAfrica
MediumEarthenware and kaolin
DimensionsHeight: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
Diameter (mouth): 9 5/16 in. (23.7 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Julianna Simmons
Object number2017.20.13
On View
On view
ProvenanceDavid Roberts (dealer), South Africa; sold to William B. Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to daughter Julianna Simmons, New York, NY, n.d.; given to NCMA, 2017.
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