Zoomorphic vessel
CultureMambila
Date1900s
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 16 × 8 1/4 × 8 1/4 inches (40.64 × 20.96 × 20.96 cm)
Credit LineGift of Douglas A. Drake and Elisabeth Kirsch
Object number2018.78
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionZoomorphic vessel featuring two heads protuding from the top and arms reaching to belly below; snakelike form extending from behind the head to front of body; with additional head relief on the front of the vessel. Circular and zigzagging relief forms decorate the entirety of the vessel.ProvenanceWith Diara Diavy, Chicago, IL, by January 5, 2010;
Purchased from Diavy by dealers Douglas A. Drake and Elisabeth Kirsch, Prairie Village, KS, January 5, 2010-2018 [1];
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
NOTES:
[1] According to Douglas Drake, in documentation provided at the time of the object’s gift, NAMA curatorial files.
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