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Storage Pot
Storage Pot
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Storage Pot

Maker Nupe Artist or
Maker Hausa Artist
Date20th century
Place of originNigeria, Africa
MediumCeramic
Dimensions15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Norma Canelas Roth and William D. Roth
Object number2006.45.17
Collections
Water pot
Water pot
Nupe Artist
20th century
Ceramic Pot
Ceramic Pot
Nupe Artist
20th century
Pot with globular body; constricted neck swelling into a bowl-shaped cup; incised linear bands overall.
Water Pot
Nupe Artist
20th century
Water pot
Water pot
Nupe Artist
20th century
Ovoid; slightly carinated pot with neck and slightly flared rim; shoulder has raised striations; "ladder" motif; arcs on center register; rounded bottom.
Storage Pot (mulondo)
Songye Artist
early 20th century
Round seat with ten tapered legs; seat has incised star with 9 points, interior has a cross, star is surrounded with circles filled with fields of parallel lines. A double zigzag is carved in the inner circle and there is a dentate motif on the edges of the seat bottom.
Stool (esa)
Nupe Artist
20th Century
Stool with four cylindrical legs and rectangular top with incised geometric designs.
Stool
Nupe Artist
20th century
Beer Storage Vessel (Uphiso)
Beer Storage Vessel (Uphiso)
Zulu Artist
20th century
Basket with hemispherical body, flat lid, and stitched leather.
Lidded Basketry Bowl
Nupe Artist
20th century
Basket with hemispherical body, flat lid, and stitched leather.
Lid for basket
Nupe Artist
20th century
Basket in various colors, and with stitched leather.
Lidded Basket
Nupe Artist
undated
Red handwoven cloth with polychrome floating weft motifs, geometric patterns; fringed.
Wedding cloth
Nupe Artist
c. 1973

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