id:			160761
accession number:	1998.94
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1998.94
updated:		2024-03-26 02:41:10.546000

Palm Wine Vessel (kuh mendu), 1900s. Cameroon, probably Babessi or Bamessing, Cameroon Grassfields potter. Terracotta; overall: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1998.94

title:				Palm Wine Vessel (kuh mendu)
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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1998
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Cameroon, probably Babessi or Bamessing, Cameroon Grassfields potter
technique:	Terracotta
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Vessels
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measurements: Overall: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.)
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	(Douglas Dawson Gallery, Chicago, IL, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)
	date: ?-1998
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1998-
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