Medicine Vessel

Dan or Guere artist

mid-to late 20th century

Not on view

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Title: Medicine Vessel
Artist: Dan or Guere artist
Date: mid-to late 20th century
Geography: Côte d'Ivoire, western region, Côte d'Ivoire
Culture: Dan or Guere peoples
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 11 1/2 × Diam. 13 3/4 in. (29.21 × 34.93 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Containers
Credit Line: Gift of Jerome Vogel, 2000
Object Number: 2000.617.4
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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