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black; rounded form; incised with zig-zag design
Vessel
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Vessel

Maker Zulu Artist
Dateundated
Place of originSouth Africa, Africa
MediumClay
Dimensions10 3/4 x 13 x 13 1/4 in. (27.3 x 33 x 33.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number1995.28.77
Collections
Visual Descriptionblack; rounded form; incised with zig-zag design
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