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Spherical vessel with applique and inscribed shoulder, with repeated lozenges and border of raised, textured bosses. Burnished, glossy brown with flares of black
Ungiyana
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Ungiyana

Artist Buzephi Magwaza (South African)
Date2006
Place of originSouth Africa
MediumCeramic
Dimensions8 3/4 × 10 in. (22.2 × 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Dr. Elizabeth Perrill
Object number2018.74.1
Collections
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