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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Bowl
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Bowl

Artist/Maker (Ghana)
Datecollected between 1960-1973
Mediumpottery
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (12.4 x 21.6 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0117
    DescriptionAkan pots are thin-walled and blackened by reduction firing using sawdust or chaff. The pot is splashed in an herbal wash to make it shiny.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dakakari people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Akan people
    probably 18th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Akan people
    late 19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Akan people
    19th to early 20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Makonde people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Lobi people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Zulu people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Cham people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Cham people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Charles Kiyana
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bamileke people
    not dated
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dogon people
    not dated