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Songye

Storage Container for Water or Flour

Songye, 1933-1966

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Songye

Storage Container for Water or Flour

Songye, 1933-1966

Physical Qualities Ceramic, 19 5/16 × 15 3/4 in. (49 × 40 cm.)
Credit Line Gift of Robert and Mary Cumming, Baltimore
Object Number 1991.345
The texture and color of these walls is inspired by the large ceramic vessels on view in this exhibition. The arced crescents and diagonal lines specifically reference the incised surface designs of the Songye water or flour vessel from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1991; Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Cumming
Nichole Bridges, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Hand Held: Personal Arts from Africa," Sept. 25, 2011-Feb. 5, 2012.

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