Shona ceramic vessel
CultureShona
Date1900-1933
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 × 10 × 10 inches (26.04 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Allan R. Cooke in memory of Judith M. Cooke
Object number2015.16.1
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DescriptionThe body of this ceramic vessel is dark red in color while the shoulder exhibits black and white colored areas delineated by wide incised lines; the neck is black. The surface of the vessel is bumpy and irregular, probably from being hand-made.ProvenanceWith Mousse Sylla, by April 2002;
Purchased from Mousse Sylla by Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, IL, stock no. 11697, April 2002-2009 [1];
Purchased from Douglas Dawson Gallery by Allan R. Cooke, Shawnee Mission, KS and Albuquerque, NM, 2009-2015 [2];
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
[1] According to Douglas Dawson, in email correspondence with MacKenzie Mallon, Specialist, Provenance, July 17, 2022, NAMA curatorial files, Mousse Sylla was an African trader.
[2] According to documentation provided at the time of the object’s gift, NAMA curatorial files.
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