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Tags
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
Asset ID
ptc-3924
Title
Jar, ceramic, Mangbetu people of Africa
Description
Mangbetu household pottery was sometimes made in unusual shapes, like this jar with three balls forming the base. The jars were used to store water, wine, beer, and oil.
Materials: Ceramic.
Agent (Role)
Gardiner, Lynton
(
Photographer
),
Lang, Herbert, 1879-1957
(
Collector
)
Date
1910 (collector), 1990 (photographed)
Artwork/Object Type
Containers
Physical dimensions
H:25.5 D:22.5
City Town
Niangara
State Province
Upper Uele
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Is Part Of
African reflections : art from northeastern Zaire
,
Division of Anthropology, African Ethnographic Collection
Collection/Work Relation
AMNH Special Collections, Photographic Transparency Collection, 4 x 5: 3924
Department Catalog Number(s)
90.1/4676
Rights Statement
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Repository
American Museum of Natural History
Publication History
Schildkrout, Enid, Curtis A Keim, Curtis A Keim, American Museum of Natural History, and American Museum of Natural History. 1990. African Reflections : Art from Northeastern Zaire. Seattle: University of Washington Press, p. 111.
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