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Altar Vessel

A work made of terracotta.

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  • A work made of terracotta.

Date:

Early 20th century

Artist:

Lobi
Burkina Faso
Northern Africa and the Sahel

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Africa

Culture

Lobi

Title

Altar Vessel

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.

1900–1925

Medium

Terracotta

Dimensions

26.7 × 34.9 cm (10 1/2 × 13 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Donald Young and Shirley Weese Young

Reference Number

2015.311

Extended information about this artwork

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