id:			159001
accession number:	1995.210
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.210
updated:		2023-09-07 11:14:43.455000

Jar, 1900s. Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Nupe, 20th century. Terracotta; diameter: 35.7 cm (14 1/16 in.); overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1995.210

title:				Jar
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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1995
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creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Guinea Coast, Nigeria, Nupe, 20th century
technique:	Terracotta
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Diameter: 35.7 cm (14 1/16 in.); Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)
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The Nupe, an Islamic people of northern Nigeria, are known for both pottery and metalwork embellished with intricate, nonrepresentational patterning. Coil-built by a female potter, this large, gracefully shaped pitcher was dried to a leather-hard stage, then decorated by scoring, incising, and burnishing the exterior. Finally, the vessel was fired in the open air.
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