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Figurated Vesselno date

Not on view
Unglazed ceramic figure with a rounded, gourd-like body and a complex head featuring wide ear-like projections, a jagged-edged face opening, and a beak-like protrusion, with traces of lavender-pink pigment

Unknown, Figurated Vessel, no date, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Lee and Rada Bronson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Figurated Vessel
Culture
Chamba peoples
Place Made
Africa, Northern Nigeria
Date Made
no date
Medium
Clay
Dimensions
Figure: 12 1/2 x 5 x 4 1/2 in. (31.75 x 12.7 x 11.43 cm); On stand: 14 x 5 x 4 1/2 in. (35.56 x 12.7 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lee and Rada Bronson
Accession Number
AC1999.250.6
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
African Art