Water Vessel (Jitaanitengé)

late 19th–early 20th century

African Art

Medium

Terracotta

Dimensions

17 1/2 × 21 in. (44.45 × 53.34 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Paul F. Walter

Loan number

ILE2011.9.27

Geography
Culture
Period

19th–20th century

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Gale and Bill Simmons Collection, New York, unknown dates–2002
Sotheby's, New York, Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas , May 17, 2002, sale 7795, lot 109
Paul F. Walter Collection, 2002–2017

Bibliography

  • Sotheby's, New York, Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, sale cat. (May 17, 2002).

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Object/Work type

vessels

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