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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Double face clay pot
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Double face clay pot

Maker Iatmul people , Aibom Village
Date20th Century
Made/manufacturedOceania
MediumClay, pigment
Dimensions13 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (33 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Spring and Marion D. Jorgensen
Object numberS85-SPNG-G265
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DescriptionFired clay pot with rounded bottom and two long beaked faces (janus style) on neck in high relief. Red clay with white design on surface. Scalloped raised line (red) runs around center. Face has circular raised eyes with white centers. Raised red mouth with three white raised circles. Three raised "buttons" run horizontally between face. Traces of black on one side of jar.
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