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Large Beer Vessel (iphangela)
Large Beer Vessel (iphangela)

Large Beer Vessel (iphangela)

Artist Thandiwe MaBhengu Magwaza South African, born 1949
Date2006
Associated withAfrica
MediumBurnished earthenware and shoe polish
DimensionsH. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm)
Diam. (rim): 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Circumference (at widest point): 52 1/2 in. (133.4 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Elizabeth Perrill
Object number2019.5.1
On View
On view
ProvenanceThe artist, South Africa; sold to Dr. Elizabeth Perrill, Greensboro, NC, 2006; given to NCMA, 2019.
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