Community Brewing Pot | Yale University Art Gallery

early 20th century

On view, 1st floor, African Art

Medium: Ceramic
Dimensions: 25 × 34 in. (63.5 × 86.36 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Julianna Simmons
Accession Number: 2015.134.3
Geography: Ouri village, Burkina Faso
Culture: Bwa
Period: 20th century
Classification: Containers
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Provenance

William Simmons (father of Julianna Simmons) purchased in NYC in1997 from Abdouleye Guiro, African trader from Burkina Faso.
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).

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

pots

Subject

spiders (animals)

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