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Loan Object
Lidded Vessel Surmounted by a Head
19th century
Terracotta
10 1/2 × 9 in. (26.67 × 22.86 cm)
Bequest of Paul F. Walter
ILE2011.9.66
Geography:
Malawi
or geography Tanzania
or geography Mozambique
Culture:
Yao
Period:
19th century
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, unknown date–1994
Paul F. Walter Collection, 1994–2017
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