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Storage Container

A work made of terracotta.

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  • A work made of terracotta.

Date:

Early/mid–20th century

Artist:

Kurumba, Kasena, or Mossi
Burkina Faso
Northern Africa and the Sahel

About this artwork

This container was probably used to store valuables, and represents a smaller version of vessels that are used primarily to preserve grains and dry goods across the western Sahel and savanna. This vessel has a feminine, subtly undulating shape that is accentuated by its burnished patina and combed texture. [See also 2005.286 and 2006.745].

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Kurumba

Title

Storage Container

Place

Burkina Faso (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1900–1975

Medium

Terracotta

Dimensions

43.2 × 29.9 cm (17 × 11 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Keith Achepohl

Reference Number

2005.287

Extended information about this artwork

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