id: 159001
accession number: 1995.210
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.210
updated: 2025-07-11 17:03:02.049000
Water Transport Jar, 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Nupe-style pottery, unknown female potter. 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: Water Transport Jar
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creation date: 1900s
creation date earliest: 1900
creation date latest: 1995
current location: 108A Sub-Saharan
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Nupe-style pottery, unknown female potter
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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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: From the Earth through Her Hands: African Ceramics
opening date: 2024-09-21T04:00:00
From the Earth through Her Hands: African Ceramics. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 21, 2024-September 21, 2025).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Tambaran Gallery, New York, NY
date: ?–1995
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The Cleveland Museum of Art by purchase
date: 1995–
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CITATIONS
"Permanent Collection Installations.” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 65, no. 3 (2024): 16-17.
page number: Reproduced: p. 17; Mentioned: p. 16.
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAMM-2024-03
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