id:			157557
accession number:	1994.89
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1994.89
updated:		2023-03-15 15:46:13.352000

Bowl, early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Earthenware; diameter: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); overall: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1994.89

title:				Bowl
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creation date:			early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker
technique:	Earthenware
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Diameter: 26.4 cm (10 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Jacques Hautelet, La Jolla, CA)
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wall description:
This bowl probably once held cosmetics and was hung up when not in use. The Kuba are widely known for finely crafted luxury goods decorated with geometric, linear patterning. Although made of pottery, this bowl closely resembles carved wood. Visual puns of this sort, in which one kind of material is made to look like another, are much appreciated by the Kuba.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions to the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection,” August 26, 1994, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr3900/page/n1

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IMAGES

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