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African Art
Cultural Object
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Vessel

early 20th century

Ceramic

29 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (74.93 × 57.15 cm)
Gift of Julianna Simmons
2015.134.2
Geography: 
Country Banfora, Burkina Faso
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
Tusyan
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance: 

William Simmons (father of Julianna Simmons) purchased from Gilbert Ouedrago November 7, 1998.
Gift of Julianna Simmons to Yale University Art Gallery in 2015

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2016.pdf (accessed December 1, 2016).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.