Bowl in the shape of a ceramic vessel / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

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Accession Number: 1985/1.161
Title: Bowl in the shape of a ceramic vessel
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: wood, fiber, brass tacks and pigment
Object Creation Date: circa 1890
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Credit Line: Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
Dimensions: 12 cm x 18.5 cm (4 3/4 in. x 7 5/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: bowl
Primary Keywords: bowl; bowls (vessels); kuba (democratic republic of congo); vessels
Secondary Keywords: african; african styles by region; central and equatorial african styles; central democratic republic of congo styles; containers; containers by form; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; western democratic republic of congo styles
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1265 x 753
File Size: 40 KB
Record: 1985/1.161
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Full citation: "Bowl in the shape of a ceramic vessel; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1985-sl-1.161/1985_1.161.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.